People in India are the world's biggest readers, spending an average 10.7 hours a week.
The first novel written on a typewriter is said to be Mark Twain's Adventures Of Tom Sawyer.
The Harry Potter books are said to be the most banned in America because of religious complaints.
The record for most people balancing books on their heads at the same place and time is 998 in Sydney, Australia, in 2012.
One in five adults around the world cannot read or write, with the highest rates in South and West Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/top10facts/508275/Top-10-facts-about-books
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