10 Things you didn't know about Giants

1. Giants have extraordinary appetites and must eat the equivalent of at least 3 shopping trolleys worth of food a day, including the trolley.

2. Despite their size giants have relatively small territories, sometimes as small as a couple of miles across, and they will only leave these territories if forced to do so.

3. Giants are allergic to soap, including many leading brands of hand-wash and body scrubs.

4. A Giant cannot resist a bet, however small or foolish.

5. Due to their bi-immaterial genetic nature, Giants will not show up on radar or GPS satellite technology.

6. Because of their superior height and enlarged cranial cavities, Giants have extremely sensitive hearing and can even pick up some radio signals as they pass through the air; consequently they loathe and avoid mobile phone masts.

7. A Giant’s digestive system cannot process many contemporary modern foodstuffs, such as coffee, and even the distant aroma of many of these foods can cause bouts of giant flatulence.

8. Giants love trees. They are extraordinarily fond of them, often having individual names for every tree in their territory.

9. Giants are afraid of large groups of buildings, such as towns. However they are attracted to shabby outbuildings, dilapidated sheds and lean-tos much as a fox is attracted to an unattended dustbin.

10. It is in a Giant’s nature to fiddle about in the land, whether trying to damn a stream with fallen logs or spending days on end attempting to balance piles of rocks on top of one another.