Books
From Falsipedia
A long forgotten form of information sharing, the first appearance of the book is thought to have been around since the 12th century A.D.
As legend has it, a fed up monk by the name of Brother Thaddeus Binder, decided to compile all of the parchments and bar napkins that constantly lay strewn about the Lords land into collected volumes of literature. These volumes consisted of the sum of human knowledge and wisdom for the time, much like the Internet, minus the digital formatting. The style by which he compressed these volumes was later named binding, as a tribute to the inventor.
These "Books" as they later became known, had a hard exterior casing on them, usually leather, that would protect them from the elements. The way people would access the information inside consisted of setting the book on their laps or table and opening the front cover. Upon the opening of the cover, the individual would see several consecutive pages that could be flipped through in much the same fashion as they had done with the cover. Each one of these "pages" had written words on them that the person could then read. It is not known if the "reader," ever actually retained any of the information stored within the pages, but it can be assumed that due to the popularity of these books that they must have gathered some sort of information from them.
The popularity of these books continued to steadily grow until around the 20th century A.D. when the advent of several inventions stole the thunder from the book; the radio and later the television soon reigned over the minds of the information starved masses. Captivated by the ease of use of these inventions, people could just sit and absorb the information with no real effort on their parts. This lack of effort really caught on during the 1970’s and 1980’s and the influence of books slowly started to fade. The real death knell of the book wasn't until the late 1980's, when the invention called the computer stormed onto the information-relaying scene and before long the contributions of the book were soon forgotten.
Many of these books are still said to exist in long forgotten buildings called libraries and/or bookstores, and it is said that some people still cling to the old ways and traditions, seeking out these books, and performing strange rituals called purchasing. These book-loving individuals are often referred to as bibliophiles, or the more general term Book Worms. You can tell a book worm by the tell tale thirst for knowledge worn proudly across their brows and the light of intellectualism shinning from behind their eyes. If you happen to come across one of these bibliophiles do not engage them in stimulant conversation or heated debates, for you will not win, their powers are strong and their mind games will only leave you in a state of confusion.
