Where Did That Come From?

With a little attention, we see how prone people are to accepting much of the information they read, see, and even learn without question. This inclination often leads us to accept falsehoods as 'truths'. For example, we know that bulls attack the color red, but is that really the case? Or we know that magicians say 'hocus pocus', but is this word really a magic word?

What do the green codes scrolling on the screen in The Matrix movie say?
Is the saying "Come, come, whoever you are!" really Mevlana's?
Why are the Olympic Games held every four years?
Do captains really have the authority to perform marriages?
Where is the world's tallest tree?
Is dry cleaning really 'dry'?
Did Suleiman the Magnificent go to America?
Why did the French ban potato cultivation?
Why do ostriches bury their heads in the sand?

This book, full of fascinating information that entertains while it teaches, will be hard to put down.