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《經濟學人104個大解惑》、《經濟學人109個世界常識》作者、《經濟學人》雜誌副總編輯 湯姆．斯丹迪奇 這次要來解釋最不尋常的常識，準備要來轟炸大家的大腦！

世界之大無奇不有，其中蘊含的奧妙讓人驚嘆和著迷，不過有大部份的常識卻鮮為人知，要可以接觸到這些新知，前提是你要知道如何問對問題！

紅蘿蔔為什麼變成橘色的？為什麼一個禮拜不是只有四天？已經在軌道上運行的衛星如果壞了，要怎麼換零件？如果這個世界糟透了，為什麼自殺率還在下降？

經濟學人的菁英們都知道藏在所有事物表面之下的，才是真正讓世界運作的幕後推手，The Economist Explains系列最新的作品要挖出最誘人、但你從來不知道的「常識」，喜歡新鮮奇異知識的讀者千萬不能錯過！對了，記得要分享出去，唯有分享才能讓世界更美好！

The world can be an amazing place if you know the right questions to ask:

How did carrots become orange? What's stopping us from having a four-day week? How can we remove all the broken bits of satellite from orbit? If everything is so terrible, why is the global suicide rate falling?

The keen minds of the Economist love to look beyond everyday appearances to find out what really makes things tick. In this latest collection of The Economist Explains, they have gathered together the juiciest fruits of their never-ending quest for answers. For an uncommonly interesting read, take a peek at some Uncommon Knowledge - and pass it on! The world only gets more amazing when discoveries are shared.