{"product_id":"the-book-of-general-ignorance","title":"The Book of General Ignorance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBESTSELLER • A shockingly counterintuitive book of trivia that cuts through the misconceptions that most of us call “facts” to show how wrong we are about . . . well, everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Trivia buffs and know-it-alls alike will exult to find so much repeatable wisdom gathered in one place.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThink Magellan was the first man to circumnavigate the globe, baseball was invented in America, Henry VIII had six wives, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain? Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong again. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChallenging commonly held assumptions in areas like history, literature, science, nature, and more, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Book of General Ignorance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a witty “gotcha” compendium of verifiably true answers to seemingly easy questions, like:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWho was the first American president?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeyton Randolph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHow long can a chicken live without its head?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout two years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow many legs does a centipede have?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot a hundred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow many toes does a two-toed sloth have?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s either six or eight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCheck out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Book of General Ignorance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for fun entries and complete answers to these and many more questions. You’ll be surprised at how much you don’t know!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44328914550867,"sku":"978-0-307-39491-0","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7650\/9267\/files\/91q7JD5Lt8L._SY425.jpg?v=1774988940","url":"https:\/\/blufftowndistrict.com\/products\/the-book-of-general-ignorance","provider":"Bluff Town District Marketplace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}