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Misconceptions, misunderstandings, and flawed facts finally get the heave-ho in this humorous, downright humiliating book of reeducation based on the phenomenal British bestseller. Challenging what most of us assume to be verifiable truths in areas like history, literature, science, nature, and more, The Book of General Ignorance is a witty "gotcha" compendium of how little we actually know about anything. It'll have you scratching your head wondering why we even bother to go to school. Think Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again. You'll be surprised at how much you don't know Check out THE BOOK OF GENERAL IGNORANCE for more fun entries and complete answers to the following: How long can a chicken live without its head?
About two years. What do chameleons do?
They don't change color to match the background. Never have; never will. Complete myth. Utter fabrication. Total Lie. They change color as a result of different emotional states. How many legs does a centipede have?
Not a hundred. How many toes has a two-toed sloth?
It's either six or eight. Who was the first American president?
Peyton Randolph. What were George Washington's false teeth made from?
Mostly hippopotamus. What was James Bond's favorite drink?
Not the vodka martini.
About two years. What do chameleons do?
They don't change color to match the background. Never have; never will. Complete myth. Utter fabrication. Total Lie. They change color as a result of different emotional states. How many legs does a centipede have?
Not a hundred. How many toes has a two-toed sloth?
It's either six or eight. Who was the first American president?
Peyton Randolph. What were George Washington's false teeth made from?
Mostly hippopotamus. What was James Bond's favorite drink?
Not the vodka martini.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Mitchinson, John
- ISBN: 9780307394910
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.54 x 1.02
- Number Of Pages: 266
- Publication Year: 2007
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Forget everything you know or think you know!
Frank T. - 6 years 9 months agoBe prepared to have everything challenged that you believe in! Tallest mountain in the world - not Mount Everest! Who invented the Bunsen burner? Not Robert Bunsen. What was the first animal in space? Neither dog nor monkey ... and so on, discover the truth for yourself! An offshoot of the British TV series QI (Quite Interesting), this book separates cold, hard fact from comforting fiction in a way that will make your head spin! Foreword by Stephen Fry.
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