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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: World History

500 Preposterous Facts They Definitely Didn’t Teach You in School

Shane Carley author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Focus

Published:28th Mar '24

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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: World History cover

Turkeys used to be worshipped as gods? Bull$#*t! Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 world history facts that sound too absurd to be true.

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 11th 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.

ISBN: 9781400340873

Dimensions: 197mm x 140mm x 17mm

Weight: 249g

256 pages