The authors of The New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance bring us a book packed with wit, wisdom and little-known facts about the animal kingdom. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, The Book of Animal Ignorance is sure to impress both animal lovers and trivia nuts alike. One of our favorites: Boeing used to “employ” ferrets to run cables through hard-to-reach parts of airplanes. That one had you scratching your head, didn’t it? We’re fairly sure that means your brain is fast at work filing that little tidbit away for future use as witty dinner party banter.