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02253aam a2200289 i 4500 001 69154362D93E11EAB1ED5B0F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200808010344 008 200615s2020 nyu 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1250270073 020 $a 9781250270078 040 $a PABRO $b eng $e rda $c PABRO $d SILO 050 4 $a AZ999 $b .A33 2020 082 04 $a 001.9/6 $2 23 100 1 $a Adams, Katie, $e author. 245 10 $a Bullsh*t : $b 500 mind-blowing lies we still believe / $c Katie Adams. 246 3 $a Bullshit 250 $a First ediiton. 264 1 $a New York : $b Castle Point Books, $c 2020. 300 $a 204 pages ; $c 20 cm 520 $a Compelling trivia for our age of disinformation American culture is awash in lies. Despite the fact that we have the truth at our fingertips at all times, Americans still believe lies about everything from health to politics to science to business. Kate Adams's clever trivia book debunks the 500 most common untruths and shows readers why we are all so susceptible to misinformation, and also includes a chapter on facts that are true, but seem like bullsh*t. Sample Lies: Left and Right Brain There's no solid division between hemispheres; the left brain can learn "right-brain skills" and vice versa. Three Wise Men Nowhere in the Bible does it specify that there were three. Flush Rotation A flushed toilet doesn't drain the other way in the opposite hemisphere. The Coriolis effect doesn't apply to water in toilets. Einstein was a terrible student and failed mathematics. Albert Einstein actually aced his report cards. His reputation for being a notoriously terrible student? That came from his habit of talking back to his teachers when he felt they were acting too authoritarian. Sample Facts that Seem Like Bullsh*t: A day on Venus is longer than a year. A chicken lived without a head for 18 months. Human children don't get kneecap bones until they're around three years old. A mantis shrimp can punch with the force of a 22-caliber bullet. 650 0 $a Curiosities and wonders. 650 0 $a Common fallacies. 941 $a 2 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716030141.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909061852.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=69154362D93E11EAB1ED5B0F97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search