This is why I can't read any of Bill Bryson's books. As far as I can tell, they're researched by copying "facts" off "DID YOU KNOW???" children's diner placemat

This is why I can't read any of Bill Bryson's books. As far as I can tell, they're researched by copying "facts" off "DID YOU KNOW???" children's diner placemats, for all the things I actually know about, so I have to assume everything else is like that too.