Did you know? Highest ascent by a hot air balloon (2004) (6.61 km) is 10 thousand x Height of Yoda in the Star Wars movies (660 mm)
Distance to Sirius (brightest star in the night sky) (81.5 trillion km)
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Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.
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Click here for Podcast: Andrew Elliott interviewed for New Books Network.