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Bezig met laden... The Pedant's Returndoor Andrea Barham
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Interesting enough but not much I hadn’t already read. The one thing that’s stuck with me is the fact that, all the iron that the British government requisitioned in the Second World War was later dumped. The calling for the people to donate their aluminium pots and pans and the removal of all public railings and monuments was nothing more than a giant morale boosting campaign. It was mostly dumped at collection sites, some being dropped out at sea and still more of it is sitting at the bottom of the River Thames! So sad to think of all that beautiful, decorative Edwardian ironwork, lost unnecessarily. ( ) As the jacket blurb says, "The doubts surrounding an array of outlandish facts are destined to be dispelled, as a host of incredible assertions are revealed to be absolutely correct." For example, that the original version of St Mark's Gospel had no account of the Resurrection; or that bone china contains bones. Amusing, and difficult to stop reading. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In The Pedant's Revolt you learned that you were wrong about everything you thought was right. Now the Pedant returns--with a twist. The Pedant's Return is an addictive collection of outlandish assertions that are so absurd...they must be true. Prepare to discover that you're wrong about, well, even the things you think are wrong. Apple seeds are poisonous? An electric eel can actually electrocute you? The S in Harry S. Truman doesn't stand for anything? Everyone knows those are old wives' tales...or are they? Luckily the Pedant has returned to rescue you from your ignorance and to explain to you why: -Eating too many carrots can turn you orange -Bone china contains actual bones-Men have a higher pain threshold than women-Charles Darwin married his first cousin-A beer shortage caused the Pilgrims' early landing at Plymouth-Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, had a genital piercing-A citizen's arrest is legal From the entertainment industry to the Bible, food and drink to medical matters, royalty to birds and insects, The Pedant's Return sets the record straight about everything you thought you knew. Prepare to be fascinated--and flabbergasted--at just how wrong you've been all along Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)001.96Information Computer Science; Knowledge and Systems Knowledge Controversial knowledge Superstition and errorLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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