The Pedant's Revolt

The modern age has long been awash with facts and figures relating to aealth of different subjects, but how many of these snippets of informationan be verified as accurate? Which examples of trivia can be proven to beothing more than falsehoods or fabrications? Covering a wide range ofiverse topics, from history to science, the arts, the animal kingdom,edicine, the human body, and food and drink, and presenting its wellesearched facts in a highly accessible and entertaining manner.