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Would You Believe?

by Isaac Asimov · 1981

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This is a collection of interesting facts, and curiosities, with accompanying illustrations. The facts in this book are reprinted from a earlier 1979 book "Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts". The illustrations are by Sam Sirdofsky Haffner.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
naturenatureMore like thisLess of this
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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
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educationeducationMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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childrens

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