{"product_id":"contrary-to-popular-belief-more-than-250-false-facts-revealed-paperback-1","title":"Contrary to Popular Belief: More than 250 False Facts Revealed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoey Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsn't it time you knew the honest-to-goodness truth? We've all come to believe hundreds of \"false facts\"--myths that we've blindly accepted as truth, misconceptions that we've ignorantly retold to others--\u003ci\u003eContrary to Popular Belief\u003c\/i\u003e provides an instant remedy for your pounding head full of misinformation, giving you quick relief with enlightening and entertaining facts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside you'll learn: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Washington was not the first president of the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeap year does not occur every four years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ostrich does not bury its head in the sand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShip captains cannot perform marriages at sea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSound does not travel at the speed of sound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe needle on a compass does not point to the North Pole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeonardo da Vinci did not paint the Mona Lisa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd more than two hundred other bits of conventional \"wisdom\" that are completely bunk.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat exactly is a \"false fact\"? It's a bit of knowledge that the world at large is absolutely, positively convinced to be true--\"conventional wisdom, if you will--but isn't. In this fun book, which readers will want to dip into again and again, bestselling author Joey Green unburdens the world of all kinds of misinformation with the truth about history, entertainment, science, religion, and more. His revelations range from perplexing (strawberries are not berries) to practical (you have the right to make more than one phone call), but all of the 250 debunked facts collected here are fascinating. \u003cbr\u003eFacts he reveals--and explains in lighthearted but irrefutable fashion--include: \u003cbr\u003e- George Washington was not the first president of the United States.\u003cbr\u003e- Leap year does not occur every four years.\u003cbr\u003e- The ostrich does not bury its head in the sand.\u003cbr\u003e- Thomas Edison did not invent the lightbulb.\u003cbr\u003e- Ship's captains cannot perform marriages at sea.\u003cbr\u003e- Sound does not travel at the speed of sound.\u003cbr\u003e- Monica Lewinsky did not perform oral sex in the Oval Office.\u003cbr\u003e- The needle of a compass does not point to the North Pole.\u003cbr\u003e- Leonardo da Vinci did not paint the \"Mona Lisa. \u003cbr\u003eWith these and hundreds of other entertaining facts, \"Contrary to Popular Belief helps readers everywhere master their cocktail party banter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOEY GREEN is the bestselling author of more than thirty books, including \u003ci\u003eClean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Joey Green's Magic Brands\u003c\/i\u003e, which together have sold more than one million copies. Among countless other shows, he has appeared on \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Good Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 6.76 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46582503702725,"sku":"9780767919920","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/BESmAx7UG89780767919920_a0eca16b-9b52-45bb-a8bb-90b28d27867d.webp?v=1784802260","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/contrary-to-popular-belief-more-than-250-false-facts-revealed-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}