The 2019 figures show that adults in the US watch an average of 3 hours, 35 minutes of TV every day.
However, studies have found that watching TV can lower your IQ, while reading is a way to reduce stress, improve memory, and even prevent Alzheimer's.
In the short answer to his book Big Questions (2018), Stephen Hawking says:
"If you have new books being published next to each other, at the current rate of production, you will have to run at a speed of ninety mph to keep up to the end of the line."
Reading is the most popular hobby in the world, and some of the most exciting facts are depicted here—everything from the world's most extensive library to the origin of the term bookworm.
5. Longest Novel
'Remembers of Things Past,' (sometimes translated as Lost in Search of Lost Time ') was written by the French writer Marcel Proust. It is a novel published in seven volumes, which were released between 1913 and 1927.
It is the story of the writers' own lives and the society in which they lived, searching for the meaning and purpose of their lives. It attempts to encourage people to appreciate life while they have it.
The first part of this volume, Swann's Way, was rejected by the publishers to whom it had been sent, so Proust decided to publish the book himself. His father was a great canon or was known to eliminate cholera from France and Proust:
"If I could do so much for humanity with my book that my father did through his work." The novel has 1,267,069 words in seven volumes, making the estimated number of characters 9,609,000 (spaces are numbered one character each). This doubles the number of words depicted in war and peace.
4. Most Expensive Book
In 1994, Bill Gates bought 'Codex Leicester' by Leonardo da Vinci for $ 30.8 million, making it the most expensive book ever purchased.
Purchased by the Earl of Leicester in the 1700s, this is where the book gets its name from. It was sold to an art collector in 1980 when Bill Gates decided he wanted it for his collection.
Leonardo da Vinci, a big fan of Gates, says:
"Anyway, in the age of free Wikipedia entries and YouTube videos, it's easier than ever to satisfy your curiosity. It is ironic that a person living 500 years ago can remind us of the wonders of modern life.
“After purchasing the book, each page was scanned to create a digital version of the Le Codex Leicester’ which can now be viewed online. Codecs were made part of Windows 98 and Windows ME, even for those who want to display the book for everyone to see wallpapers and screensavers.
3. Highest Library Fine
Although she was originally supposed to borrow De Days and Deeds' on 2 June 2020, Emily Canellos-Simms was awarded the Guinness World Record for the greatest book fine ever.
The fine came to over $ 345. 'Days and Deeds' is a book of children's poems, and it was returned to the Kewanee Public Library in Illinois on April 19, 1955. When it did not return, the penalty continued to increase at 2 cents per day.
The library itself is 165 years old, which opened in 1 itself years5 and was previously renamed the Kewanee Public Library Association. If the book was withdrawn around the time of opening, the fees could exceed $ 1000.
Today, 92% of libraries in the United States face fines. Su Epstein, Saxton B. Library director at Little Free Library Columbia, Connecticut, says:
"Penalty is the responsibility of the custodian, the importance of the library, and the agreement of the views of others."
2. Bibliomania
Bibliosmia is a real term that refers to the effect that a book has on the odor nasal. Some people feel that this is an integral part of the reading experience, and some e-books just cannot supply.
Author Ray Bradbury is sure that:
“E-books have no future because they are not books. E-books smell like burnt fuel ”.
His book 195 Fahrenheit 451 ’(1953), takes place in a dystopian society where the burning of books is seen as a way of regulating dangerous, revolutionary, or unhappy thoughts.
The characteristic odor that we associate with books is due to the chemical dissolution of the compounds in the paper. It occurs over time, and the smell continues to increase.
Many people think that the older the book, the better it will smell. For many, each book has its scent, indicating originality.
A 2015 survey by Hab Reading Habits ’in the UK concluded that only 10% of respondents preferred e-books regularly, while 71% had never used an e-book.
1. Most extensive Library in the World
Located in Washington DC, the Library Congress is the most extensive library in the world. It was established in 1800 after the new national government moved from Philadelphia to Washington.
An Act of Congress allowed by President John Adams provided $ 5000 for the payment of books for congressional use.
However, in 1814 the Capitol Building was burnt down. The building closed the library, and its primary collection of 3000 volumes was destroyed. In 1815, Congress granted permission to purchase the private library of Thomas Jefferson, which contained 6,487 books.
Today, there are three buildings connected by the underground passage, the Thomas Jefferson Building, the John Adams Building, and the James Madison Memorial Building.
Keeping more than 38 million books, the total length of bookshelves in the library reaches 745 miles. Each working day, approximately 10,000 items are added to these collections and books can be searched in 470 different languages.
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