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1123 Hard To Believe Facts: From the Creator of the Popular Trivia Website RaiseYourBrain.com (Trivia and Quizzes) Kindle Edition

by Nayden Kostov (Author), Yuliya Krumova (Illustrator), Jonathon Tabet (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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The book will be your strongest ally in combatting social awkwardness and will arm you with plenty of icebreaking pieces of trivia, suitable for any occasion.

Following the success of my site RaiseYourBrain and numerous requests from readers, I decided to compile some of the most interesting facts in a book. That's why I decided to collect the best gems of breath-taking trivia and to present you a great compilation of verified facts, suitable for a broad audience. This is the result of years of sifting through history and reference books on a myriad of subjects as well as searching the Internet and paying attention to the news.

This book is intended to be fun for anyone older than 14 - even the most ‘spicy’ entries, neatly separated in the chapter "Facts about human and animal sexuality”, remain factual and abstain from profanity. To my greatest delight, an avid reader of my site explained that she has been preparing daily fact sheets for her son’s lunch box. She prints out three facts every day to create some lunchtime fun for her son, thus enticing him to read more and provoking his intellectual curiosity. I wish my parents had done something like that for me!

I confess that most trivia books are insufferably boring. This book is different, packed with interesting, educational and fun ingredients; it seeks to entertain as well as challenge. It will provide you with never-ending intellectual ammunition for a lifetime of dinner parties. You will amaze your friends and family by recounting to them that the greatest Chinese pirate of all times was a woman, or that herrings use flatulence to communicate!

Award-winning author: Silver Medal, Readers' Favorite Awards (2020)
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Goth Gone GreyTOP 500 REVIEWERJust enough trivia to be dangerous---KristeeGreat 👍 interesting facts book. Served my purpose well of putting in our monthly news letter. Will order volume 2 when I need to. I would recommend to a friend.---LaurenI use this book for my homeroom's fact of the day! very interesting read! i want more books like this. the facts were all true.

About the Author

Born in Bulgaria, I have lived in places like Germany, Belgium and Iraq, before settling down with my family in Luxembourg. With varied interests, I have always suffered from an insatiable appetite for facts stemming from an unrestrainable intellectual curiosity. It has certainly influenced my academic background and career: after acquiring Master degrees in Greek Philology, German and English Translation, I graduated in Crisis Management and Diplomacy and, most recently, undertook an MBA. My career has been equally broad and diverse, swinging from that of an army paratrooper and a military intelligence analyst; through to that of a civil servant with the European Commission, and presently, that of a clerk, performing purely financial tasks in a major bank. Member of MENSA.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GQRGE6E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (July 25, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 25, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1961 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
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Award-winning author: 2020 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal!

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Born in Bulgaria, I have lived in places like Germany, Belgium and Iraq, before settling down with my family in Luxembourg. With varied interests, I have always suffered from an insatiable appetite for facts stemming from an unrestrainable intellectual curiosity. It has certainly influenced my academic background and career: after acquiring Master degrees in Greek Philology, German and English Translation, I graduated in Crisis Management and Diplomacy and, most recently, undertook an MBA.

My career has been equally broad and diverse, swinging from that of an army paratrooper and a military intelligence analyst; through to that of a civil servant with the European Commission, and presently, that of a clerk, performing purely financial tasks in a major bank. Member of MENSA, I am keen on reading, travelling and scuba diving.

For my book 'Fascinating Facts for the Whole Family' I involved my elder son Pavel (then aged 8) to do the illustrations and handpick the facts. Here is a testimony:

‘A fascinating list of facts perfect for anybody who just wants to know stuff! A FINALIST and highly recommended.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards

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Top reviews from the United States

Book Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars Just the facts
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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This was an interesting trivia book if trivia is something you like. One problem with a series of trivia books by an author I you get information repeat from one book to the next one. I didn't find that to be a problem with this book of any of the author's other trivia books I have read. Just some interesting facts to read about.
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Al
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting facts
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
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Interesting to read. Good info to present at a party to show off perseved intelligence. Worth taking the time to read.
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Bruce Butler
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh...
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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Even though I'm a great fan of trivia, this book seemed rather trite. Many of "facts" were more like rumours or gossip. It's like a "Ripley's Believe it or Not" without a lot of research.
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Larry Denburg
5.0 out of 5 stars They certainly are "Hard to Believe"!
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2020
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Well... 1,123 facts -- that's a lot!
The best way to read something like this is only a few pages at a time. If you try more than that it gets simultaneously overwhelming and monotonous.
I already knew a few of these pieces of trivia, but there are a lot of things in here to make you say, "Really?"
Read them out loud and share them with a friend; some of them are pretty wild.
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Goth Gone Grey
4.0 out of 5 stars Just enough trivia to be dangerous
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2019
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The author set a high bar right from the start:

"I confess that most trivia books are insufferably boring. This inspired me to write a book which is different, packed with interesting, educational, and fun ingredients; it seeks to entertain as well as to challenge. It will provide you with never-ending intellectual ammunition for a lifetime of dinner parties. You will amaze your friends and family by recounting to them that the greatest Chinese pirate of all times was a woman, or that herrings use flatulence to communicate!"

It's tough to amaze your friends with one sentence chock full of weirdness - I know, I've tried on many occasions. While an entertaining, quick read, many of the facts leads to more "wait, what? " follow up questions. Rather than sparking an engaging discussion, it will more likely spark a group of people individually researching on their phones. Some of the facts seem dubious, such as this one:

"The more stickers on the bumper, the higher the probability that the respective driver is prone to violence."

Pretty sure the driver of the Prius with Coexist and Penzey's stickers would object to this one.

Overall a fun distraction that may lead to more questions.
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Lisa S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Bizarre
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020
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I thought some of these were funny odd and pointed out hubby might like it.....he heard me? He even wanted to read every one of them to me as I was busy doing something else. He’s a voracious reader, so I give this one a 5 star review-it held his attention and kept going. I would think appropriate for teens and up in age group. Others, use parental advice.
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Randelina
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
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I enjoyed the various and numerous facts within this book. Due to many piquing my curiosity I have done my own research while reading. It is fun to have a book that causes more exploration and learning.
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Shannon Farley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021
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I learned a lot of interesting facts that i didn't know. I also read a lot of them out loud to my significant other and he enjoyed them as well. I would definitely recommend this book.
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Laura Johnston
5.0 out of 5 stars 1123 Hard to Belive Facts by Nayden Kostov
Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2022
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Interesting topics! Questions and answers at the end from the information read in the beginning. Test yourself! A very intense and challenging read.
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Carmen Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and interesting read
Reviewed in Mexico on August 11, 2020
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You can’t be bored reading facts like this. Highly recommended as a light and entertaining reading. Will look for more books like this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for all trivia lovers
Reviewed in India on March 6, 2021
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Neatly written text, with more or less organized contents. Great compilation for trivia lovers. A reference section at the end would have proved priceless... Maybe in the next edition of the book will have references to articles or books where these facts come from. Some of them were so incredible, i had to google them... But rest assured, i wasn't disappointed.
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Mike Richardson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2020
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I thought it would be a bit dry but no, this was a thoroughly entertaining and well presented book and I looked forward to picking up where I left off. Definitely worth a second read. I appreciated how much research must have gone into this, having checked some hard to believe facts.
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Christian R. Unger
3.0 out of 5 stars good but maybe a little out of date
Reviewed in Australia on June 9, 2023
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some interesting factoids but some seem to be dated (not that many) and a lot lack context which make them seem more outrageous than they actually are. Basically careful choices in wording.

Still a fun quick read though the QI books probably are a better option since they offer the context. Of course it depends what you are after, though.
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