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Fast Facts

Each issue of Big Picture comes with a sprinkling of ‘Fast Facts’, fascinating snippets of information on the topic covered.

The Big Picture Little Book of Fast Facts

  We've brought together the best of the fast facts from our first 14 issues – plus a few more for good measure – in a fun little book, with over 50 fast facts sorted into eight themes. Use them in project work, as part of lessons or even just to astound your friends.

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Fast Facts by topic

Just interested in facts on food? Or want data on disease? Browse through all of our fast facts indexed by topic.

Applied science
  31  
Careers
  10  
Disease
  17  
Evolution
    6   
Food and diet
  17  
Genes
  10  
Sex and gender
  13  
Statistics
    5   
The body
  37  
The brain
  12  
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