Stuff You Missed in History Class: A Guide to History's Biggest Myths, Mysteries, and Marvels

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ISBN 10: 1492603082 / ISBN 13: 9781492603085

Published by Sourcebooks, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stuff You Missed in History Class: A Guide to History's Biggest Myths, Mysteries, and Marvels
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1492603082
• ISBN 13: 9781492603085
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

The scoop on all the fun, bizarre, and scandalizing history your teachers never wanted you to know

From the hosts of HowStuffWorks.com's popular podcast, Stuff You Missed in History Class, comes a crash course in world history. Featuring the best of HSW's content and packed with quizzes, trivia, and more, this books explores the craziest scandals, myths, lies, and crimes the human record has to offer.

Discover:

• How medieval torture devices really worked
• Who invented pasta and hang gliders (Hint: It's not the Italians!)
• If the CIA tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans…and more!

About the Author

HowStuffWorks is the leading source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Founded by North Carolina State University Professor Marshall Brain in 1998, the site has since grown to be an award-winning online resource for millions of people of all ages.