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Coconut cruise

This question was asked by listeners of BBC Radio 5 Live when the new Last Word book Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? (see below) was featured on the Anita Anand show – Ed

How long would it take a coconut to float from the Caribbean to the west coast of Scotland?

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