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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: World History: 500 Preposterous Facts They Definitely Didn’t Teach You in School

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Prove you are the smartest person in the room with 500 true trivia facts about world history. These facts are so absurd some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t! Explore the wild and the wacky or history in this fun addition to the True Facts series that shares all things from all over the globe. Give the gift that keeps giving to friends, family, fathers, or grads and test your knowledge.

Knowledge is power! Crush the competition at trivia night or start the most interesting conversation ever with real facts that are hard to believe. This book is loaded with mind-blowing facts that are sure to keep you wondering, "How are these even true?" while equipping you to outsmart everyone in the room. Including:

• Turkeys were once worshipped as gods by the Mayans. • Forks were seen as sacrilegious in 11 th • century Italy. • Pope Gregory IV once declared a war on cats. • President Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame. • The longest war in history lasted from 1651 to 1986, between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly. There were no casualties.

Put your game face on and prove once and for all that you are the real history know-it-all! Gather your friends and family 'round and get ready to learn some crazy trivia they definitely didn’t teach you in history class.

© 2024 Cider Mill Press (Lydbog): 9781400344673

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Lydbog: 13. februar 2024

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