{"product_id":"improbably-true-ruby-roy-9798177920320","title":"Improbably True: 250 Weird Facts, Properly Explained","description":"\u003cp\u003eHot water that freezes faster than cold. A patch of India inside Bangladesh inside India inside Bangladesh. A jellyfish that grows young again. Sharks that are older than trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost \"weird facts\" books give you a thousand one-liners and leave you wondering which of them are actually true. \u003cb\u003eImprobably True\u003c\/b\u003e does the opposite: 250 of the strangest facts in science, history, maths and geography, each with a full page of explanation and an honest verdict stamp (TRUE, TRUE-ISH, CONTESTED or BUSTED), so you know exactly how far to trust it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen departments: physics, chemistry, the body and brain, life and evolution, Earth, space, numbers, history, language and the mind, and world records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopular myths busted, not repeated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery fact checked against solid sources, printed on the page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach fact linked to the school syllabus topic it explains, with a Syllabus Finder at the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlenty of India: C. V. Raman's sea voyage, the Delhi iron pillar, Kerala's forgotten calculus, the purple frog and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart fun read, part reference book, for curious minds aged 16 and up. Volume 1 of a continuing series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruby Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798177920320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Ruby Roy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780299526399,"sku":"9798177920320","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/improbably-true-ruby-roy-9798177920320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}