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What if the most exotic laboratory in the world was your kitchen counter? We live surrounded by invisible magic: the suds in your sink, the rise of a slice of bread, the glow of your toothpaste, and the silent code behind every QR symbol. Mind-Blowing Facts About Your Daily World is your passport to twenty short adventures that peel back the curtain on the ordinary to reveal the astonishing science, history, and culture doing cartwheels beneath the surface. If you've ever caught yourself thinking, ""Wait, really?""-this book is for you. Inside, you will discover: The Secret Life of Things: Unpack the physics of a soap bubble, the precise science that stops your microwave from exploding, and the chemical ballet that makes bread smell so good. Accidents & Ingenuity: Learn how life-changing breakthroughs were born from clumsy spills, miscalculations, or stubborn stains that refused to budge. The Global Lab: Travel from the ancient chemistry of Babylonian soap-makers to modern Japanese engineers who redesigned a train nose based on a kingfisher's beak. Nature's Hidden Alarms: Explore the mystery of earthquake-detecting animals, the stunning light shows in the ocean, and the subtle conversation between humans and nature. Plain Language, Big Talk: Instead of formulas and jargon, you'll get great stories you can share-perfect for dinner-table trivia or turning small talk into big talk. Each chapter starts in a place you know-your bathroom, a seat on an airplane-and ends with a quick challenge or at-home test to transform reading into playing. Walk away with a sharper eye for the marvels hiding in ordinary corners and a humble confidence that curiosity is a superpower you already own. You'll never look at a frothing puddle or a blinking barcode the same way again.

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