Publisher's Synopsis
You've heard the adage before: The more you know, the more you realize you don't know. Yes, the Socratic paradox is alive and kicking, even in this age of instant, accessible, and unlimited information. The world is filled with things that just can't be explained. There are things right in front of us that we don't even notice and then there are those we have absolutely no idea about. Facts that haven't been heard by most of us or haven't been told to most of us.
There is a small town in Brazil called Novia Do Cardeiro occupied by more than 600 women with no men.In 2019, a goat was elected as the first pet mayor of the Vermont town of Fair Haven.
The flame of peace in Japan has been burning since August 1st, 1960. Of course, all of these are fascinating and interesting facts. But is even more fascinating about these facts are the truths that form them. -Why is that town occupied by only women?
-Who elects a goat as mayor of a town?
-Why would a flame be burning for more than 50
years?
It is these questions and more that this book is ready to answer.