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Farts Aren't Invisible

"Weird and wonderful trivia for rabbit hole researchers"

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Before testing the hypothesis in the title of this book, it's probably worth reading the opening chapter of Farts Aren't Invisible to get to the, er, bottom of it. Mick O'Hare is obsessed with the kind of quirky trivia that is probably too weird for most pub quizzes. In this book he tackles a number of different themes and then sets about busting myths associated with them, but after diving down those rabbit holes he resurfaces with lots of other factoids which are every bit as interesting.

Don't be put off by the first chapter on 'Flatulence' because following that there are 19 more chapters covering topics that are more likely to be found on the curriculum such as History, Sport, Maths and the Weather. Perhaps the day will come when Fart Theory is taught in the classroom but for now you will have to settle for this book.

The list of busted myths within is a long one, but here are some of my favourites: Apparently, Everest is not the tallest mountain; Spain isn't the only country with a wordless national anthem; Laika the dog wasn't the first animal in space; Your hair doesn't keep growing when you die; and (unfortunately) Vikings did not have horned helmets!

O'Hare gives a convincing explanation for why these myths are not true, but thankfully his appetite for myth destruction is more than balanced by his education of the reader with this mind-melting maelstrom of bizarre facts, curated around themes but nevertheless charmingly random. Farts Aren't Invisible is good fun, but probably not one to read in a packed lift.

Greg Hackett

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