Wildish - Chartography: the weird and wonderful world of infographics

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INTRODUCTION Chartography is essentially a collection of nonsense mixed with a tiny amount of real facts. Im afraid you will have to work out for yourself which is which. PEOPLE HOLY VENN DIAGRAM, BATMAN A Venn diagram exploring the relationship between bats and humankind. Which only leaves the question, When will Wombat Man become real? DER MAN SPI With great power comes great responsibility, and also a fancy leotard. THE HUMAN SENSES MAGICAL WHITE BEARDS The longer the beard, the more magical. BOUFFANTS OF POWER In the twentieth century and beyond, the biggest bouffants that have held maximum power per decade. CH-CH-CHANGES The king of changes through the decades. THE CHANGING HAIR OF BRAD PITT The correlation between Brads hair length and sex appeal. A CHILDS AVERAGE DAY A childs day hasnt changed much since 1816 BONDS RANKED BY EYEBROW DEXTERITY One Bond rules the roost when it comes to eyebrow dexterity... BOBS RANKED BY HAIR NEATNESS From neat to scruffy, three Bobs ranked by the neatness of their fros. A TALE OF TWO CHARLIES MONET, MANET, MANRAY The lives of Monet, Manet and Man Ray and had some interesting junctions. THE VON VAN VENN Very! THE SAXON FIVE Dont blame it on the moonlight, blame it on the North Sea. THE VON VAN VENN Very! THE SAXON FIVE Dont blame it on the moonlight, blame it on the North Sea.

Fresh from their eighth-century tour of Britain. BARRYS From falsetto to bass, the kings of back to mine for coffee music ranked by the pitch of their voice. MULLET Business up front and party at the back. GOATEE When a soul patch and a handlebar moustache are very much in love they have a special cuddle, known as a goatee. MOONWALK VENN Cab Calloway accidentally performed the moonwalk in 1932 after attempting to wipe dogs mess from the sole of his shoes. BACON CAKE Whats better than cake? Bacon. BACON CAKE Whats better than cake? Bacon.

Whats better than Bacon? Bacon cake. BRITISH COCKTAILS HANGOVER COCKTAILS Also available is a Paracetamolotov cocktail. ANATOMY OF A SPROUT Frrrrrp. INNUENDOUGH Rude bread and biscuits. IT TASTES LIKE CHICKEN The legendary foods that taste like chicken.