The pedant's revolt : why most things you think are right are wrong

"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.

Covering a range of diverse topics, from history to science, the arts, the animal kingdom, medicine, the human body, and food and drink, and presenting its well-researched facts in an entertaining manner, this book exposes common myths and fallacies that have become entrenched in everyday thought.