First off, the moment you finish writing a book like this, it’s obsolete. Then consider the following:

• Everything that’s happened since the Big Bang couldn’t possible fit into a single volume.
• There would be tens of thousand of entries and millions of words.
• Even an abridged version (5,000 entries) would be over 4,000 pages long, be 8 inches thick, and would weigh about 11 pounds.
• This knowledge base would need to be sold for many hundreds of dollars.
• A professional team of writers, editors, researchers, fact-checkers and designers would need about 4 years to get everything confirmed.
• Dr. Semelmacher (a fictional character) would have needed 15 years to organize and write this book. However, had he existed, he’d have wanted to have a real life and would instead rely on Wikipedia for just about everything he’d need to know.

Bottom line: WE GOT YOU!