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The Pedant's Revolt : Why Most Things You Think Are Right Are Wrong by Andrea Barham (2012, Trade Paperback)

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About the New book: Irreverent, smart, and obscenely entertaining, this book shatters the myths, misconceptions, fallacies, and falsehoods about all the things people think they know Lead pencils can give you lead poisoning. . Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head. . One dog year equals seven human years. . Marie Antoinette said Let them eat cake!

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The bell goes for last orders and you still haven't sorted out whether or not flamingos are pink because of their diet or if Lady Godiva really rode through the streets of Coventry naked? The Pedant's Revolt is the ultimate go-to book for settling many an unresolved dispute, shedding light on a wide range of facts that we have always believed to be true, but which are, in fact, completely false. The book covers a wide range of diverse topics, from history to science, the arts, the animal kingdom, medicine, the human body, and food and drink. Presenting its well-researched facts in a highly accessible and entertaining manner, this intriguing book sets the record straight, exposing misconceptions that have become entrenched in everyday thought.