See how many of these fun facts about reading you know.
- More than a third of the fiction market is made up of romance novels.
- According to Guinness Book of Records, the largest book This Is the Prophet Mohamed weighs 73,000 pounds and is 16.4 fee by 26.44 feet.
- The longest book title is 3,700 words long: The Historical Development of the Heart ... lists all the different species covered in the book as well as 50+ questions answered in it in the title.
- Author James Patterson was the first writer to sell more than one million ebook copies.
- People in India read the most. They average 10.7 hours of reading a week vs. about 5 hours for the average American.
- There are more public libraries in the US than McDonalds restaurants.
- Reading for just six minutes a day reduces stress by 68%.
- The first atlas published, by Claudius Ptolemy, sold for $3.9 million (in 2006). In today's dollars, that would be $4.91 million.
- The word for liking the smell of books is bibliosmia.
- People who read fiction are nicer. They're more empathetic, open minded to others' viewpoints, and more likely to exhibit positive social behavior.
- People who read live longer than those who don't.
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Well, THAT was fun! Thanks for the facts, Jean! :)
ReplyDeleteThe word for liking the smell of books was a new one for me.
ReplyDeleteMany of these facts were new to me, Jean. My favorite: "Reading for just six minutes a day reduces stress by 68%." I assume this refers to fiction reading instead of, say, the news. ;)
ReplyDeleteThat was fun!
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