As the title suggests, 1000 Random Things You Always Believed That Are Not True, contains a huge list of interesting and unbelievable misconceptions about the world around us. This book helps break through all the myths that surround us and give you the straight facts on topics that range from animals to food and even to space. 1000 Random Things You Always Believed That Are Not True is packed with interesting, entertaining, educational and fun things to read. You'll get everything from the weird to the wonderful and from the horrible to the hilarious. We bust some common misconceptions such as: The tongue doesn't have different regions dedicated to different tastes. Every single taste can be sensed on every part of your tongue. Vikings did not wear helmets with horns on them.