false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256110807m/3242424.jpg 3242424 3 <p>History is . . . <br> (a) more or less bunk.<br> (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken.<br> (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis.</p> <p>Match your answers:<br> (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses<br> (2) Henry Ford<br> (3) Arthur Schopenhauer</p> <p>It turns out that 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!</p> 3277131 1 11 2008 The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits total:96|5:15|4:46|3:29|2:5|1:1| 96 357 200 31 3 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 13:08:34 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 13:24:58 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 00:20:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 02:42:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 17:59:57 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 18:10:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 13 15:12:14 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 15:12:14 -0700 2009 The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp throug...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 09:02:05 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 09:09:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 12:47:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 16:58:57 -0700 2009
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