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" Why exactly is Paul Revere revered? Was the lightbulb really Thomas Edison's bright idea?
* Best-selling author Leland Gregory employs his masterful wit to expose historical myths, faux "facts," strange events, and tales of human stupidity throughout history.
If it would shock you to learn that Benjamin Franklin didn't discover electricity, you'll appreciate this take on hundreds of historical legends and debacles. Historians and humorists alike may be surprised to learn that:
* Samuel Prescott made the famous horseback ride into Concord, not Paul Revere.
* As a member of Parliament, Isaac Newton spoke only once. He asked for an open window.
* On April 24, 1898, Spain declared war on the U.S., thus starting the Spanish-American War. The U.S. declared war the very next day, but not wanting to be outdone, had the date on the declaration changed from April 25 to April 21.
With these and many other stories, leading humorist Leland Gregory once again highlights both the strange and the funny side of humankind. "


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I didn't have very high expectations from this book, but still I think it could be better.

I found it too American-centric, sometimes dealing with very well-known and obvious stuff ( Christopher Columbus never realised he "discovered" a new continent. Oh, really? Never heard of this!) , other times dealing with stuff which are not so common interest as the author thinks ( I tested this with a couple of American friends and they had no idea about some actors/puns of old Hollywood movies, so it's not just me!) while often the info was not very accurate or was plain wrong. The attempts on humor weren't much to my liking, while the book lacked identity somehow.
It contains different anecdotes and trivia which seemed to be all over the place, from puns that (didn't) come from old Hollywood movies to where common phrases and silly lyrics (might, possibly, not) have come from and from April Fool's Day pranks to how a battle might have been fought 3 kms away from its namesake location or other diverse stuff which felt disjointed somehow.
Furthermore, some caricatures were sketched only to be placed on random places within the book, without any connection to the text of the page.

An OK-ish read to pass some time, but other similar editions out there feature more attention to detail, so it kind of disappointed me!

Released in an exchange book case on Glyfada, a southern suburb of Athens, part of the Athens "riviera".

Good Luck little book and Don't forget to write your news from time to time!