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The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy
By Rick Beyer
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By Rick Beyer
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100 fascinating, unexpected, and startling stories you didn’t learn in history class, presented by The History Channel
History is filled with unpredictable people and unbelievable stories. Consider:
• The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth because they ran out of beer.
• Annie Oakley almost shot Kaiser Wilhelm before WWI.
• Three cigars changed the course of the Civil War.
• The stethoscope was invented when a modest French doctor didn’t want to put his ear to the lavish bosom of a female patient.
• An ...
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