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What makes farts smell?

Advantages: Factual but fun
Disadvantages: None

It is a well known fact, that some men take reading material into the toilet with them, whether it is a newspaper, magazine or book. I am no exception to this rule and my choice of reading matter for when I am contemplating life usually consists of a book ...

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Review of Can Cows Walk Down Stairs - Paul Heiney

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10/10 book intelligent and entertaining

Advantages: Combines funny and intersting questions
Disadvantages: I believe some obvious questions were left out

...Much like one of the New Scientist books "Does anything eat Wasps" and "Why don't penguins' feet freeze", Can cows walk down stairs offers average questions that you just don't understand answered in scientific ways. The answers are fully explained and ea ...

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Review of Can Cows Walk Down Stairs - Paul Heiney

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'Sciency' But Fun

Advantages: Very Clear, Fun, Easy to Read
Disadvantages: Some lengthy answers

I got this book for my 15th birthday not too long ago after I took an interest into these sorts of books such as: ' Does Anything Eat Wasps ' ' Why dont penguins freeze and Parrots talk' And so the list goes on. 'Cows' was the latest edition to thi ...

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Review of Can Cows Walk Down Stairs - Paul Heiney

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