The Book of Amazing Facts and Feats 4

Do You Know… Which sukkah is decorated with a chandelier made of 500 wine bottles and 450 bottles of oil? / Where was the first Arabic edition of the Talmud Bavli published? / When was the first volume of mishnayos in Chinese published? / What is the Jewish book with the most commentaries? / Which Haggadah is worth $7 million? / Which book was the first one printed in North America? / How many pashkvilim are in the world’s largest pashkvil collection? / How many possible chess moves are there? / How much does the world’s most expensive chess set cost? / Who patented the wheel? / Who finally passed the driving written test on her 950th try? / When a slice of buttered bread falls to the floor, does it always land buttered-side down? / What is the world record for holding one’s breath? / How many Rubik’s cubes did Marcin Zalewski correctly solve in less than an hour, while blindfolded? / What is the fastest time for solving a Rubik’s cube with one’s feet? / Who were the wealthiest athletes in the history of the world? / In which country do racecars compete by driving up walls? / That the world’s longest stair race consists of 39,700 steps? / Where does wind blow at speeds of 93,000 mph (150,000 km/h)? / In what country does it rain fish every year? / Where on earth can you ¬find a pink lake? Find out about these and numerous other amazing facts, all accompanied by hundreds of incredible photographs, in a format appropriate for the Jewish home, in this, the fourth volume of Amazing Facts and Feats.