{"product_id":"funny-you-should-ask-9780571369058","title":"Funny You Should Ask . . .","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe perfect gift for all those big and little kids in your life who ask why...? With an introduction from Zoe Ball.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The QI Elves are the clever clogs behind the hit panel show \u003ci\u003eQI\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dive into this splendid collection of listeners' unusual questions and some unexpected answers that are sure to make your head spin on topics ranging from goosebumps to grapefruit, pizza to pirates and everything in-between. Generously sprinkled with extra facts and questions from the Elves, \u003ci\u003eFunny You Should Ask . . .\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for the incurably curious. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How much water would you need to put out the Sun? \u003cbr\u003e If spiders can walk on the ceiling why can't they get out of the bath? \u003cbr\u003e What's the point of snot? \u003cbr\u003e Why does my pizza taste so much better the next morning? \u003cbr\u003e Why do dads make such bad jokes? \u003cbr\u003e Why am I a capital letter and you're not? \u003cbr\u003e Why is there an Essex, a Wessex, a Sussex but no Nossex? \u003cbr\u003e Can I dig a tunnel to the other side of the Earth? \u003cbr\u003e Why aren't unicorns called unihorns? \u003cbr\u003e Do cats get goosebumps? \u003cbr\u003e When does a rock become an island? \u003cbr\u003e Why don't clouds freeze? \u003cbr\u003e Can I live forever?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElves, Qi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eThe QI Elves\u003c\/b\u003e are the team of writers and researchers behind BBC Two's smash-hit panel show \u003ci\u003eQI\u003c\/i\u003e. They have authored the 10,000 Facts series of QI books across seven titles, reached the semi-finals of the BBC quiz show \u003ci\u003eOnly Connect\u003c\/i\u003e and had over 250 million listens on their podcast, \u003ci\u003eNo Such Thing As A Fish\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more from the team behind \u003ci\u003eQI\u003c\/i\u003e, visit qi.com or @qikipedia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eZoe Ball\u003c\/b\u003e is the current and first female host of the BBC Radio 2 \u003ci\u003eBreakfast Show\u003c\/i\u003e. After presenting the much-lauded\u003ci\u003e Live \u0026amp; Kicking\u003c\/i\u003e on the BBC, she was also the first woman to front the BBC Radio 1 \u003ci\u003eBreakfast Show. \u003c\/i\u003eAn avid film buff, Zoe interviews all the top stars for BAFTA's Red Carpet and presents SKY's exclusive coverage of the OSCARs. Zoe can also be seen providing the nation with behind the scenes Strictly gossip on her weekday show, \u003ci\u003eIt Takes Two\u003c\/i\u003e on BBC2.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50861564363026,"sku":"9780571369058","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0428037f-f6e7-4a16-be81-6881314bb616.jpg?v=1737598477","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/funny-you-should-ask-9780571369058","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}