A brand-new edition of the UK No. 1 bestseller inspired by BBC2s sash-hit comedy quiz QI. This comprehensive catalogue of all the misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in common knowledge will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. More than 25% longer, with extra cartoons, hilarious ext rats from the TV show and 50 new things you didnt know, includ A brand-new edition of the UK No. 1 bestseller inspired by BBC2s sash-hit comedy quiz QI. This comprehensive catalogue of all the misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in common knowledge will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. More than 25% longer, with extra cartoons, hilarious ext rats from the TV show and 50 new things you didnt know, including: No one has ever slid down a banister There are 613 commandments in the Bible Vipers, cobras and rattlesnakes are not poisonous Th wise Family werent called Robinson The unluckiest date is Monday the 27th You have no muscles in your fingers Coffee isnt made from beans Everything you think you know is wrong. Translated in 29 languages, the original Book of General Ignorance is Amazons fourth bestselling book in the world ever. Completely revised, corrected and plumed up, it now includes an index and an appendix listing all the celebrities who have appeared on QI to date.