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The ultimate book for settling any pub argument.

Covering a wide range of diverse subjects, The Pedant’s Revolt puts right popular misconceptions such as the idea that your heart stops when you sneeze (it doesn’t); Harpo Marx really couldn’t talk (he could); you can kill yourself by holding your breath (you can’t) or that an owl can turn its head through 360 degrees (it can’t). The book also explains how these erroneous facts came about and why they are so completely wrong.