A remarkable book that contains enough information to help you win bets the rest of your life: -- The bagpipe was not a Scottish invention -- Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball at Cooperstown -- or anywhere else in America -- London's Big Ben is neither a clock nor a tower -- Robert Fulton did not invent the steamboat, and the boat he built was not called the Clermont -- Cleopatra was not Egyptian -- Lizzie Borden was acquitted -- Scores of persons had flown nonstop across the Atlantic before Lindbergh -- No witches ...
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A remarkable book that contains enough information to help you win bets the rest of your life: -- The bagpipe was not a Scottish invention -- Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball at Cooperstown -- or anywhere else in America -- London's Big Ben is neither a clock nor a tower -- Robert Fulton did not invent the steamboat, and the boat he built was not called the Clermont -- Cleopatra was not Egyptian -- Lizzie Borden was acquitted -- Scores of persons had flown nonstop across the Atlantic before Lindbergh -- No witches were burned at Salem -- Edison did not invent the light bulb -- Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes never said, "Elementary, my dear Watson" -- Mark Twain was not born in Hannibal, Missouri -- And, alas, there is no such thing as an aphrodisiac
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Very good. Cover, edges and pages are clean. The dust jacket has minor damage or small tear. Fast Shipping. Excellent & friendly Customer Service. Your satisfaction is our top priority! guaranteed! Buy with confidnece.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good-Very Good in Fair-Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Type: Book Such things which we had once thought are redirected to explain new notions, like Lindbergh was not the first to fly the Atlantic non stop, Delilah did not cut Samson's hair, and many more. 302 pages. Very good book with a hint of wear on its edges. The jacket is torn from the top on the back cover. There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the book. The book is clean and tight. The book is in very good readable condition.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition book is tight with no markings, dj has some rubbing and light soiling, edges have curling/creasing along with a few small tears.
Here is a trivia book with a twist. Rather than a collection of obscure facts, this book is a collection of common fallacies. Give it a read. You may be stunned to discover that you have been wrong about something you have been very confident was right. For example: neither the United States Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence contains the statement that all men are created equal; India ink is from China, not India; a sardine is not a specific living fish - it is anything you get out of a sardine can (which will likely be young herring or pilchard). The book is loosely organized by subject in chapters labeled A to Z. This allows you to find logical places at which to set the book aside between readings.