Interesting facts about books prove that this affiliation never leaves a person's memory. Thanks to them, we develop, gain new knowledge, and spend our leisure time. Interesting facts about the book may not be interesting for many modern people, but we live while books live.
1. There are 12,9864880 books in total on Earth.
2. The first place among all books of the world space is given to the Bible.
3. A child 4-6 years old learns best to read a book.
4. A large number of readers lose interest in a page 18 book.
5. Book spines eat bookworms.
6. The Dharani Scroll is the oldest printed book. Interesting historical facts confirm this.
7. The first book, similar to those in the modern world, was created in the 1st century BC. But the very first books in the world are considered to be the Mesopotamian tablets, created (according to scientists) more than 5000 years ago.
8.Many book scrolls were long and reached 45 meters in length.
9. In Assyria, books were published from clay.
10. The Geographic Atlas, preserved in the London Museum, is the heaviest book in the world.
11. The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius paid the largest royalties for the book. The poet Oppian received it.
12.London published a book with the longest title.
13. In Shakespeare's books, the word "love" was used 2,259 times.
14. The most widely read book is the Bible.
15. The largest dictionary is considered the "German Dictionary".
16. The most popular book hero was Napoleon.
17. In ancient times, books were chained to shelves because they were considered expensive.
18.In Brazil, stainless steel commemorative book was created.
19. In ancient times, books on shelves were placed with the spines inward.
20. A person who steals books is called a bibliokleptomaniac.
21.68% of all books in the world are purchased by women.
22. Most of the books are bought by people over 45 years old.
23. People read 7 hours a week.
24 Wellington has a book that weighs 50 kilograms. It is considered the heaviest in the world.
25. The very first book with a fixed date is the Psalter.
27. While reading books, our eyes look in different directions.
28 In Abkhazia, the world's only book made of stone was discovered.
29. More than 2000 years ago, the first newspaper appeared in everyday life, which replaced the book.
30,10000 books have been written about Napoleon all the time.
31. The most expensive book in the world is Codex Leicester, which was written by an Italian artist.
32. The largest publication is considered the documents of Great Britain, which are also called parliamentary.
33. If you start reading a book about yawning, you will definitely start yawning.
34 In the 17-19 centuries, instead of binding for books, human skin was used.
35. When the Goths ravaged Athens, they killed hundreds of people, but they took care of the books.
36. Agatha Christie is named the most published author of detective books.
37 In Shakespeare's books, although they are too dark, the word "love" occurs 10 times more often than "hate."
38. Paolo Coelho's books are banned in Iran.
39.The smallest books can be easily scooped up with a spoon.
40. The best books were written in prison.
41. The thickest book is the version of Wikipedia, which weighs 8 kilograms.
42. The Holy Book of Muslims is the Koran.
43.Since 1996, World Book and Copyright Day has been celebrated.
44.The best-selling book of all time in the United States of America is Fifty Shades of Gray.
45. In China, it was forbidden to read the book "Alice in Wonderland" because there were talking animals.
46. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was printed with 2 fingers.
47. Winnie the Pooh was banned from the beginning in Turkey, Great Britain and America.
48. The first book typed on a typewriter - "Tom Sawyer".
49. The Harry Potter books were banned in America due to propaganda against the occult.
50. Charles Dickens wrote the book "A Christmas Story" in just 6 weeks.
51. Robinson Crusoe is considered the first English novel.
52.The first handwritten Bible was written in 12 years.
53 Stephen King said that books teach a person a lesson.
54.The largest book in print is the "Collection of Maritime Rules", which is in the museum in Amsterdam.
55. Many people have heard of bookcrossing. It's about sharing your books.
56.The book "Alice in Wonderland" has been translated into 125 languages of the world.
57. The first autobiographical books were like chronicles.
58. It was only in the Middle Ages that libraries with books appeared.
59.140 million copies of The Little Prince have been sold ever since.
60. In the Middle Ages, books were produced only in monastic scriptoriums, which employed 20-30 people.
61. Book printing first appeared in China.
62 In the United States, a book was created using nanotechnology. It was written with ion beams using an electron microscope.
63. About 800 thousand book titles are published per year.
64. In Russia, books arose from Russian birch bark letters.
65. Books in Russia began to be published in 1057.
66. Ivan Fedorov began printing in Russia.
67.The largest library with books in Russia is located in Moscow.
68.6 minutes of reading a book relieves stress - this has been proven by scientists at the University of Sussex.
69. The person reading the book identifies with the character.
70. The book develops empathy.
71 The average American college graduate reads only 5 books after graduation.
72. The Bible is called the most long-suffering book.
73 The Bible has been published in 2056 languages of the world.
74. Audiobooks are very popular these days.
75 The book with the most amazing title was released in the UK.
76. The first books were created from wax and wood.
77.The first books appeared about 2000 years ago.
78. The Voynich manuscript is considered the most mysterious book that is written in a non-existent language.
79. During the printing business, approximately 2 billion books were created.
80.Books are fragile and short-lived products.
81. The second most popular is the Guinness Book of Records.
82.The oldest book writers are Elizabeth and Sarah Delaney.
83 The Bible has roughly 773,700 words.
84. Justin Bieber also wrote a book.
85. For the first time the book "Hamlet" was translated into Russian by Alexander Sumarokov.
86. The book "Robinson Crusoe" has a sequel.
87.The first book printed in England was devoted to the game of chess.
88 There is a book-night light in the world.
89. The best selling book, which is protected by copyright - "Guinness Book of Records".
90. Churchill's biography book consists of 22 thick volumes.
91. Hearing a person reads a book much more slowly than to himself.
92. To be able to read the smallest book in the world, you need an electron microscope.
93.The collection of the world's most boring books belongs to Rio Coselli.
94.The first audiobooks began to be produced under the leadership of the Foundation for the Support of the Blind.
95 Stephen Bloomberg is the man who stole the most books.
96. The largest number of pages in the book "Chinese Encyclopedia".
97.The Superman book is considered the very first comic book.
98. The very first printed Bible to date has a price tag of $ 8 million.
99. At first, always a person for 30 seconds looks at the cover of the book, and then moves on.
100. Reading books at night can make you sleepy, which can help you sleep better.
