Stupid Things You Didn't Know About History: 101 Paradoxical, Hilarious, Cute or Plain Weird Events from around the World

This is the book your history teacher warned you about. The subtitle: 101 Paradoxical, Hilarious, Cute or Plain Weird Events from around the World, aptly describes the collection of anecdotes. Each comprises three paragraphs, with illustrations, all fastidiously researched by the authors and based on primary sources and the work of historians. One anecdote leads stream-of-consciousness-like to another, around the world to all continents except Antarctica.

Indeed, history is like a black hole...