A Dictionary of Idiocy: The Ulitmate Guide to Curious, Shocking and General Ignorance

A Dictionary of Idiocy: The Ulitmate Guide to Curious, Shocking and General Ignorance
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Wittgenstein said that if people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever happen. In this fun compendium to modern life, Stephen Bayley gathers silly, curious and sometimes shocking facts on the everything that make our world tick. Ranging widely from cars, Jackson Pollock and insults, to nudity, wine and perfume, he has put together a collection of general ignorance. You'll be surprised at how much you don't know.
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