10 Interesting Facts about Books
Books are your best counselor and best friend when it comes to enhancing knowledge, strengthening communication skills, and relieving stress. Some books are fairly humorous to lift up your mood while others may trigger your emotions, leaving you in tears. Some offer treasures to learn about history, science, religions, and more. And some are so impressive that you can’t forget their theme or even words for a long time. But did you ever wonder what’s something interesting about books that you never knew before?
Even if you’re a bibliophile or a voracious reader, you may not know some of these insanely interesting facts about books that we have listed below. Keep reading!
The UK’s Toll Road was Constructed with 2.5 million Pulped Literature
According to construction material providers at Tarmac, 2.5 million books were smashed into small pieces in a recycler to prepare the top surface of the West Midlands motorway. The company manager claims that books have a high absorbent capacity, making them a vital element in construction. Simply WOW!
The Longest Published Book Sentence is 832 Words Long
Yes! 832 words. Victor Hugo in his novel Les Miserables has written the longest sentence, comprising 832 words, 51 semicolons, 93 commas, and four dashes. This is one of the most surprising facts about books, as usually a single blog post with this content length is considered enough to provide the most valuable information to the readers.
Teeny Ted from Turnip Town is the Smallest Book
The Guinness Book of Records mentions this book as the smallest book in the world with dimensions of 100 by 70 micrometers. The letters of this book are imprinted on 30 micro-tablets using a beam of gallium ions with a 7 nanometers diameter.
World’s Largest Book Weighs 1500 kg
The Guinness World Records declares 'This is Muhammad' as the largest book in the world. The author of this book, Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Muslih, sheds light on the life struggles and achievements of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It comprises 429 pages and measures 5mX8.06m, weighing 1500 kg.
Four Books are Bound in Human Skeleton
Specialists at Harvard University confirm that four law books are preserved in human skeletons in the Harvard Library. During a random visit, an employee at the university library noticed an unusual feeling while touching the outer covering of the book. Then, conservators performed various tests and confirmed that the external covering of these books is made of the human skeleton. They claim this process as an occasional practice, termed anthropodermic bibliopegy.
Codex Leicester is the World’s Most Expensive Book
Leonardo Da Vinci's scientific book, Codex Leicester, is the most expensive book in the world. This book fully illustrates the link between art and science by defining the process of scientific processes. Bill Gates purchased it for $30.8 million from Christie's Auction House on 11 November 1994.
The First Novel was Written on a Typewriter
Mark Twain wrote his Novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, in 1875 and published it in 1876. The novel included some of Mark's autobiographical events, social criticism, and humorous aspects. Although Mark was not interested in using a typewriter at that time, he still used it for his novel.
Huge Beaver Laid the Foundation of the Guinness Book of Records
Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Breweries, visited a party in Wexford in the 1950s. There, he argued with the host about the swiftest game bird in Europe but couldn't get a reference to his point of view in any book. After a few years, Beaver took the initiative of the book, Guinness Books of Records, to compile various facts and figures.
The World’s First eBook was Introduced in 1971
Michael Hart first digitized the US Declaration of Independence in 1971 and laid the foundation of eBooks. He made it accessible to everyone free of cost and asked them to share it on social media.
The First Publication to Sell Over a Million Copies
Selling millions of book copies isn’t as difficult now as it was in the past. The Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, is thought to be the first best-selling novel that generated up to 1 million in sales.
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