Everything you think you know is wrong  11/21/07 Robert Lorei
Authors John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have written a new book,
The Book of General Ignorance, which debunks a lot of common
knowledge about the world.  Some examples: the American
continents are named after an Italian explorer, that carbon is
the most common substance on earth, that WWII ended in 1945 and
humans have five senses. From biology and astronomy to history
and literature, Lloyd and Mitchinson offer more than 200
examples where we should mistrust conventional wisdom.  Lloyd is
the producer of the hit British TV show, Not the 9 O'Clock News,
and Mitchinson writes for the British tv show QI.  I spoke with
Lloyd and Mitchinson a few days ago and hereâs the interview.
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