SmartAss Facts
Leaderboard
Party Mode
Sign in
▶ Play Now
☰
All Facts
›
Booked & Bewildered
›
The first translation was an ancient attempt to convert sarc…
BOOKED & BEWILDERED
The first translation was an ancient attempt to convert sarcasm. It failed immediately.
✗ FAKE
↗ Share this fact
Play SmartAss Facts 🎯
More Booked & Bewildered facts
Books have been bound in leather, cloth, paper, and even human skin (historically) — proving readers can be… committed.
‘Don Quixote’ by Miguel de Cervantes is considered the first modern novel — the OG tale of heroic delusion.
The first proverb was invented by someone who loved being right in poetic form.
The first book burning happened because someone couldn’t handle ideas with spice.
‘The Hobbit’ was published before ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy — the warm-up before Middle-earth went epic.
The first ink stain was created when an author cried onto the page. Art is messy.
See all Booked & Bewildered facts →
Explore more
📂 All Booked & Bewildered Facts
🔍 All Facts