The Yuletide madness is almost upon us, and if you are after some fun and educational stocking filler, you could do worse than Do Sheep Shrink in the Rain, a book published by the dynamic young company 82ASK. 82ASK basically provides answers to any question via SMS, costing a pound, and the book collects 500 of the most bizarre questions they’ve been asked so far. Both the business model and the book itself are interesting, and the collection of bizarre trivia serves both as entertainment and an insight into the problems that trouble the UK public.
For a sampler, check out The Sun Online’s article on the book, or get the whole thing from Amazon.
(Caveat: While I don’t personally work for 82ASK, I’m good friends with people who do… but the book is good fun nevertheless!)
So, do they? Well:
It requires both water AND heat to make wool shrink; that coupled with natural oils in the wool prevent sheep from shrinking in the rain.