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.
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.
Revealing the truth behind all the things we think we know but
don't, this book leaves you dumbfounded about all the
misinformation you've managed to collect during your life, and sets
you up to win big should you ever be a contestant on Jeopardy or
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."
Besides righting the record on common (but wrong) myths like
Captain Cook discovering Australia or Alexander Graham Bell
inventing the telephone, "The Book of General Ignorance" also gives
us the skinny on silly slipups to trot out at dinner parties
(Cinderella wore fur, not glass, slippers and chicken tikka masala
was invented in Scotland, not India).
Thomas Edison said that we know less than one millionth of one
percent about anything: this book makes us wonder if we know even
that much.
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.
Who invented champagne?
Not the French.
How many legs does a centipede have?
Not a hundred.
How many toes has a two-toed sloth?
It's either six or eight.
How many penises does a European earwig have?
a)Fourteen
b)None at all
"c)Two (one for special occasions)
"d)Mind your own business
Which animals are the best-endowed of all?
Barnacles. These unassuming modest beasts have the longest penis
relative to their size of any creature. They can be seven times
longer than their body.
What is a rhino's horn made from?
A rhinoceros horn is not, as some people think, made out of hair.
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.
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