Not Many People Know That: Michael Caine's Almanac of Amazing Information (Coronet Books)

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Equatorial Guinea has had the same president, Teodoro Obiang, since 1979, and he has been accused of stealing at least half a billion dollars from his own people. Sadly, little of the country’s oil wealth has made it into the hands of ordinary citizens.

Various Artists – Cained". UMTV. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011 . Retrieved 17 October 2009.Kittens typically meow to their mother for milk, but most adult cats are only known to meow in the presence of humans. Cat owners must be seen as cat parents after all! To this date, no one has been able to work out exactly why cat’s meow. If you own a cat you’ll know that it is a method of communication. It is most likely that this originates from their time as a kitten and that the meow was a means of getting their mother’s attention. 30. Cats don’t like getting wet because it is a loss of control, not because of wet fur. Chameleons don't change their color to blend in with their environment. Color change is a critical part of chameleon communication: they use colors to signal moods, aggression, territorial behavior, and intention to mate. Clarke, Donald. "Michael Caine: Still willing to blow the bloody doors off". The Irish Times . Retrieved 26 July 2021. Krol, Charlotte (13 March 2020). "Michael Caine says Christopher Nolan's 'Batman' trilogy was "one of the greatest things I have done in my life" ". NME . Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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It’s common knowledge that chess is a complicated game, but just how complicated is hard to imagine. In fact, there are so many different possible moves in a chess game that it isn’t even worth the huge amount of effort it would take to calculate it. But scientists can confidently say that there are far more potential chess games than there are atoms in the entire universe. Not Many People Know That!: Michael Caine's Almanac of Amazing Information. Hodder & Stoughton. 1984. ISBN 978-0340379059. Despite the concerns about terrorism, the people of Burkina Faso in general are famously friendly and respectful toward foreigners, and violent crime is pretty rare.