Have you ever wondered why we should lie on the right side of our bodies while sleeping? Or why the smoke of a barbecue always comes toward us? Or why most pencils are made in a hexagonal shape? The book in your hands explores the scientific principles behind the day-to-day happenings occurring around us, from everything living and non-living. Filled with close to a hundred quirky facts, this book explains different things from why Eskimos never feel cold in their igloos to how albatrosses can fly for a long time without flapping.