10 Weird and Interesting Facts About Books and Authors

   While most of us love reading books, there are still some interesting and weird facts about books and authors which we weren’t aware of so far. Here is a list of 10 weird facts about books that are fascinating enough to catch your attention. 1.  The most expensive book ever sold was Codex Leicester  by Leonardo Da Vinci and it was purchased by Bill Gates for $30.8 million. (1) 2.  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer  is known to be the first book ever written using a typewriter. 3.  Fools of Nature  written by US writer Alice Brown in 1889 is considered the first book described as a "best-seller". 4.  The  Harry Potter books are allegedly the most banned books in America due to religious complaints. (2) 5.  The 3 most read books in the world are The Holy Bible, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung and the Harry Potter series . 6.  Alice in Wonderland  is not just a fictional story but is b...