A WARREN OF WEIRD AND WONDERFUL FACTS AND TALES RESCUED FROM OBSCURITYThe first trivia book from the team behind the hit history podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives investigating the provenance of historical objects real and metaphorical with intelligence and humourCompulsively dipinable The TimesEver fallen down a rabbit holeEver got lost chasing a fact a hunch or a curious piece of cultural ephemeraThen the Rabbit Hole Detectives Richard Coles Cat Jarman and Charles Spencer are here to do the burrowing for you.Why were eight WWII Hurricane fighter planes buried in UkraineWhat have chimpanzees to do with the invention of toilet paperHow many dynamite sticks should not be used to blow up a whaleWhich ancient civilisation liked a short tongue and a shaved headThe Rabbit Hole Book follows Richard Cat and Charles as they investigate and elucidate weird and wonderful curiosities from history telling stories that are as often dumbfounding as they are gripping as unexpected as they are hilarious or deeply moving.What are you waiting forWelcome to the warren . . .Whatever you think you know guess again.