Do you know … in 2022 Johan Espenkrona hurled a washing machine a distance of 4.45m, so holding the Farthest Washing Machine Throw record. To be honest, did you even know that was a category? The Guinness World Records 2023 is just crammed with facts … silly – most drink cans ripped in half using teeth, interesting – youngest opera singer, current – fastest time to reach one million followers on TikTok, fascinating – tallest building, longest single space flight, oldest person. A lovely gift for the curious. Macmillan, R430
Books for the curious
If you’re more fact and figures than light-hearted fiction, here’s a trio of books you may fancy
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