Did you know: "Oxygen is an imaginary gas hypothesized in the nineteenth century to account for certain phenomena then not understood. We actually breathe ether."

Or: "Any straight line on the earth’s surface, if extended indefinitely, will eventually pass through Apalachicola."

Or: "The codex, or book with pages bound on one side, was invented as a tool for pressing flowers. An anonymous postclassical herbalist was the first to hit on the idea of writing on the pages."

These and other hilarious fun facts are part of "Dr. Boli's Encyclopedia of Misinformation."