The Book of General Ignorance - John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
Everything You Think You Know is Wrong
KORTE INHOUD
Presents a whimsical compendium of popular misconceptions, misunderstandings, and common mistakes based on "common knowledge," culled from the fields of history, science, literature, and biography, presenting such "helpful" facts as French toast comes from Rome, camels originated in North America, coffee is not made from beans, and more. 80,000 first printing.