Book 'Em, Lucian

Little boy to Encyclopaedia Britannica: You're stooges.

A schoolboy has uncovered several mistakes in the latest edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica - regarded by readers as an authority on everything.

Lucian George, 12, from north London, found five errors on two of his favourite subjects - central Europe and wildlife - and wrote to complain.

The book's editor wrote back thanking him for "pointing out several errors and misleading statements".

A Britannica spokesman said the company was "grateful".

Am I surprised? I wish I were.