Stuff You Missed in History Class: A Guide to History's Biggest Myths, Mysteries, and Marvels
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ISBN: 1492603082 / Publisher: Sourcebooks, September 2014
Explores some of history's myths, scandals, mysteries, and crimes that never made it to the classroom, including how witchcraft worked, torture devices of the medieval ages, and the CIA's LSD testing policy.
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Whether you were not paying attention or your high school history teachers glossed over the interesting bits of history, there are inevitably intriguing, funny and crazy bits of history that you don’t remember or never learned. From the creators of the popular podcast on HowStuffWorks.com, this book is a compilation of the most surprising and incredible stories from the podcasts. Stories are divided into three sections: “The Real Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “Scandals, Lies, Thefts, and Crimes,” and “Historical Myths and Mysteries Decoded.” Included along with the stories of how torture really worked during the Spanish Inquisition and the Top Five Marie Antoinette Scandals are quizzes and sidebars full of more trivia and tidbits. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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