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Pop quiz! Who said what about history?History is . . . (a) more or less bunk. (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis.Match your answers: (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses (2) Henry Ford (3) Arthur SchopenhauerIt turns out that the answer need not be bunk, nightmarish, or diseased. In the hands of mental_floss, history's most interesting bits have been handpicked and roasted to perfection. Packed with little-known stories and outrageous?but accurate?facts, you'll laugh yourself smarter on this joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization.Remember: just because it's true doesn't mean it's boring!Now with Breaking News"If You Thought the Last Depression Was Great . . ."Answers: (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780061842672
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 432
  • Udgivet:
  • 27. oktober 2009
  • Størrelse:
  • 141x30x216 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 394 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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Pop quiz! Who said what about history?History is . . .
(a) more or less bunk.
(b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken.
(c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis.Match your answers:
(1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses
(2) Henry Ford
(3) Arthur SchopenhauerIt turns out that the answer need not be bunk, nightmarish, or diseased. In the hands of mental_floss, history's most interesting bits have been handpicked and roasted to perfection. Packed with little-known stories and outrageous?but accurate?facts, you'll laugh yourself smarter on this joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization.Remember: just because it's true doesn't mean it's boring!Now with Breaking News"If You Thought the Last Depression Was Great . . ."Answers: (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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