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Tom Standage 
Go Figure 
Things you didn’t know you didn’t know: The Economist Explains

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Which James Bond drinks the most martinis?
What do Satanists really believe?
How do hurricanes get their names?
Why are bees disappearing?
Is chocolate healthy?
…Go Figure has the answers.
Bringing together the very best from the clever people at The Economist, Go Figure explains the mind-boggling, the peculiar and the profound, things you might always have quietly wondered about and yet more you didn’t know you didn’t know.
Figure out why so many Koreans are called Kim, how bitcoin mining works, why eating insects makes sense and how to get ahead under a dictator – a treat for the knowing, the uninitiated and the downright curious.

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About the author

Tom Standage is Deputy Editor of The Economist. He is the author of several books, including Uncommon Knowledge, Seriously Curious, Writing on the Wall: Social Media – The First 2, 000 Years and The Victorian Internet. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and Wired.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781782832416 ● File size 2.8 MB ● Publisher Profile ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5004690 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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