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Nonfiction book that had facts that shocked you (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

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I've taken a break from nonfiction for a while (finished lotr and read a whole bunch of Stephen king). Now I want to go back to reading nonfiction, but I want something that will pull me in another world of facts I didn't know about. Be it political, sociology.... anything really. I don't know if "facts" is the word I'm looking for here (English is my second language). Can I say "discoveries"? Things you've found through the book that shocked you? Hope that makes sense.
Thanks in advance

Edit: Thank you all for the great suggestions. I've saved this post and will go through the list. Much, much appreciated 🫶🏽

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I can't remember the book, just the fact. The "Fibonacci Sequence" (1+2=3,2+3=5,3+5=8,5+8=13,...) exactly adheres to certain natural progressions in nature like nautilus shells, pine cones, and sunflower plants.