QI: The Second Book of General Ignorance - Everything You Think You Know Is Still Wrong

Faber and Faber, 2011. Good second-hand condition.

Just when you thought it was safe to start showing off again, the bestselling authors of 'The Book of General Ignorance' and '1,277 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off' are back. With a foreword by Stephen Fry, this parcel of unimaginable information is here to solve a few common misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings. Octopuses have six legs, oranges aren't orange, bats aren't blind, napoleon wasn't short, vikings didn't wear horned helmets, there is no such thing as a fish. 'QI: The Second Book of General Ignorance' is the essential set text for everyone who's proud to admit that they don't know everything, and an ideal stick with which to beat people who think they do.