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13 Things That Don't Make Sense

9/3/2026

13 Things That Don't Make Sense is a non-fiction book by the British writer Michael Brooks, published in both the UK and the US during 2008. The British subtitle is "The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Time" while the American is "The Most Baffling..." (see image). Based on an article Brooks wrote for New Scientist in March 2005, the book, aimed at the general reader rather than the sc

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13 Things That Don't Make Sense is a non-fiction book by the British writer Michael Brooks, published in both the UK and the US during 2008. The British subtitle is "The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Time" while the American is "The Most Baffling..." (see image). Based on an article Brooks wrote for New Scientist in March 2005, the book, aimed at the general reader rather than the science community, contains discussion and description of a number of unresolved issues in science. It is a literary effort to discuss some of the inexplicable anomalies that after centuries science still cannot completely comprehend.

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