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What time is it at the North Pole? Should you pickle your conkers? Why does my aubergine look like Elvis? These, plus 111 other questions answered.

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Established in 1956, New Scientist is the world's No. 1 science and technology magazine.

Reviews

Daily Express - 'a fascinating mix of the baffling, ridiculous and trivial...answers the scientific questions you never got round to asking.' Independent on Sunday - 'at last, the mysteries of the world are explained...the book everyone is talking about' Daily Mirror - 'They are the things we've all wondered about, from why we cry when we slice onions, to what makes our hair turn grey...' BBC Radio 5 Live - 'Extraordinary book...responsible for putting popular science back on its feet'