YMMV / The Onion Book of Known Knowledge

• Anvilicious:
  • The entry for football spends the entire entry talking about how dangerous football is, and how equipment doesn't do too much to stop long-term damage. No mention of the history of the game, its culture, or the athletes involved, the whole entry is spent reminding the reader of this one lesson.
  • The only thing discussed under the entry for BP is their oil spill that could have easily been avoided had they adhered to federally mandated safety regulations
• Heartwarming Moments:
  • Alberto Giacometti's entry tells the reader that sure, his art isn't life-changing, but it was what made him happy. And if something makes you happy and isn't hurting anyone, there's no reason not to do it.
  • The entry for beige takes a moment to consider just how complex and beautiful a process so simple as seeing colors actually is.
  • The entry for cancer helps comfort someone by saying they have a pretty good chance of surviving.
• Paranoia Fuel:
  • A single misfiring of a dendrite will cause such devastating irreversible neural malfunctions as seizure, paralysis, permanent memory loss, and insanity.
  • Doctors can order any patient to get naked whenever he or she pleases, no questions asked.
• Tear Jerker:
  • An entry on the Challenger Disaster mentions how elementary school teachers showed the video to children only to have a malfunction kill the astronauts.
  • Jewish communities aren't that fazed by vandalism on Synagogues due to just being used to it after so long.