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 sets exposes common myths and fallacies that have become entrenched in everyday thought.
No more shall we meekly except the so-called accuracy of the "facts" that infiltrated our education system and society at large—it's time to set the record straight! Leading the way in this modern crusade, this informative and witty guide is devoted to revealing the many myths, falsehoods, fabrications, and general ambiguities that are rife in the annals of world history. For example, there was no King Arthur with a Round Table, Bolsheviks did not actually "storm" the Winter Palace, and of course Queen Elizabeth did not have wooden teeth! Written with wit and fascinating insight, and covering numerous subjects from royalty to religion, saints to statesmen, inventors to explorers, Queen Elizabeth’s Wooden Teeth will uncover the real facts from world history and cast aside the many fictions that have misled hapless generations for centuries.
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After falling for one historical misconception too many, the time is now right to launch a spirited fightback. The moment has come to set the record straight, once and for all. Leading the way in this modern crusade comes Napoleon wasn't short and St Patrick wasn't Irish, a light hearted guide that reveals the many myths, fabrications and ambiguities found in the annals of world history. For example, Sir Walter Raleigh did not bring back either the potato or tobacco from the New World, Abraham Lincoln did not write the Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope, Winston Churchill was not born in a ladies' toilet and Lucrezia Borgia was not an infamous poisoner. Written with wit and fascinating insight, and covering numerous subjects - from royalty to religion, saints to statesmen, inventors and explorers, and the lives of famous characters throughout history - this book is guaranteed to astonish and inform, amuse and entertain
Wir alle werden täglich mit Fakten und Zahlen überhäuft. Doch wie viele davon sind richtig? Es ist schon erstaunlich, wie viel Unsinniges Eingang in die Annalen unseres kollektiven Allgemeinwissens gefunden hat. Manche dieser Behauptungen werden nicht deshalb wiederholt, weil sie wahr sind, sondern weil sie sich gut anhören.Das Ammenmärchen von den durchschnittlich acht Spinnen etwa, die jeder Mensch pro Jahr im Schlaf verschluckt.Wer in Versuchung gerät, solche und ähnliche Weisheiten weiterzugeben, kann vorsichtshalber in diesem kleinen Handbuch für Besserwisser nachschlagen, für das die Autorin mehr als hundert populäre Irrtümer zusammengetragen hat!