Is it true that black cats bring bad luck? And that music soothes savage beasts, or that counting sheep makes you sleepy? Through fun and whimsical evidence, this picture book comes to prove that some scientific truths are not so true after all. Nicolás Schuff and Pablo Picyk dismantle the logic of well-known statements with a bit of erudition and a lot of humor.

“If telling lies made your nose grow, it would be very difficult to kiss, plastic surgeons would work non-stop, there would be many nose collisions in the street.”