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A Compendium of
Curious Facts

Illustrated by Michelle Enemark
no. 25

Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew

Number of Beer Bottles Comprising the Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew
no. 24

The Gates of Hell

Number of Years a 258 Foot-Wide Hole in the Desert has Been on Fire
no. 23

Floralis Generica

Length of One Petal on the Floralis Generica
no. 22

Poveglia Plague Island

Number of Black Plague Victims Perished on Poveglia Island
no. 21

Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death

Number of Murder Dioramas in the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths
no. 20

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Temperature of Snow Monkey's Hot Springs
no. 19

The Milky Seas

Size of the Largest Bioluminescent Area on Earth
no. 18

Ball's Pyramid

Length of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
no. 17

Battle of the Oranges

Amount of Oranges Used in the Battle of Oranges
no. 16

Electrum

Number of Volts Emitted from the World's Largest Tesla Coil