This is not a vade mecum source of proof that almost everything we think we know is wrong. It is filled with too many items that are NOT "known". For example, who knew, (and who cares) how many cigarettes were smoked in the film, Casa Blanca? [99] However, the fact that the studio expected the film to bomb [100], is a delightful artifact. Many of the "facts" are curiously untethered to anything -- who cares if a dime has 118 ridges [58]. But the fact that the 216 minute film, Lawrence of Arabia, has no women in speaking roles is chilling [101]. And it is fun to find a reason for the 52 cards and 4 suits in a deck of cards [182].

Not only is most of what we think we know simply false, but almost everything that happens has an ironic resonance.

The author is a Los Angeles television writer/reporter who "covers trends and popular culture". Published under the MJF colophon.