Bears can't run downhill

Ever wondered whether Bob Holness really did play the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street? Or whether a swan can break a man's arm? Or whether there's a lavatory in every Alfred Hitchcock film?!We've all heard them: half-baked claims, spurious rumours and barely believable 'facts'. You were most likely in the pub at the time, conversing with a mate on the wrong end of four pints of lager. Don't pretend you've never wondered whether champagne corks really kill more people per year than spiders. Or pondered the possibility that there is only one cash machine in the whole of Albania?If this sort of thing keeps you awake at night, then this book has come to the rescue. Bears Can't Run Downhill... debunks and explains 200 common claims and popular misconceptions. It's the ideal stocking-filler for the quiz fanatic, the trivia buff, the show-off down the pub - or the wife or girlfriend who wants a way to a) get the upper hand and b) put a stop to this nonsense once and for all. So here is the definitive tome - all you will never need (until the sequel at least) - of well-known 'facts' both true and apocryphal.