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How long does it take to read Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things?

Charles Panati

Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles Panati takes about 8 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 29 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1987. 463 pages, about 127,325 words.

17 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 14 hours 9 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 29 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 18 minutes

The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A compilation of many thoroughly researched facts about common objects in our lives today.

Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Aphorisms and apothegms, Human behavior, Inventions

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