It's a Hippo-Eats-Dwarf World After All

Museum of Hoaxes curator Alex Boese's new book, Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S., isn't likely to stem the tide of misinformation (as if that were even possible), but it does enlighten and entertain from beginning to end as the author guides us on a panoramic tour of contemporary hokum, deftly dissecting and debunking all manner of urban legends, hoaxes, pranks, and popular misconceptions. By way of a bonus, a number of seemingly preposterous claims are verified as true. Does Michael Jackson wear a prosthetic nose? Did someone really invent a computer program that repels mosquitos? Is it true that some people wear jewelry on their eyeballs? What about that Web site selling human-flavored tofu — is it real or fake? The answers to some of these questions may actually surprise you.  Read the review....