Triumph of the Straight Dope

ISBN-13: 9780345420084 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 308 str.

Cecil Adams; Ed Zotti; Slug Signorino

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For more than a quarter of a century Cecil Adams has been courageously attempting to lift the veil of ignorance surrounding the modern world. Now, in his fifth book, he takes yet another stab, dissecting such classic conundrums as
-- If you swim less than an hour after eating, will you get cramps and die?
-- What's the difference between a Looney Tune and a Merrie Melody?
-- Can you see a Munchkin committing suicide in The Wizard of Oz?
-- Was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre based on actual events?
-- Did medieval lords really have "the right of the first night"?

And much more!