Seriously Curious: 109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down

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Some questions you never think to ask. Others, you didn't know you didn't know. And some facts are so surprising they cry out for answers.

What can a president actually do Why do cities sink into the ground Why is Australia seemingly invulnerable to recessions Why do people in couples do more housework than singletons

The brilliant minds of the Economist collect these questions. Individually, they might seem bite-sized and inconsequential, but taken together they can reveal a whole new world.

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For Go Figure: "Books like this make you wary of ever guessing the answer to anything -- Mark Mason * The Daily Mail *

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Tom Standage is Deputy Editor of The Economist. He is author of several books, including Go Figure, Writing on the Wall: Social Media - The First 2,000 Years and The Victorian Internet. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Wired.