The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits

About 60,000 years ago, the first Homo sapiens were just beginning their move across the grasslands and up the ladder of civilization. Everything since then, as they say, is history. Just in case you were sleeping in class that day, the geniuses at mental_floss magazine have put together a hilarious (and historically accurate) primer on everything you need to know-and that means the good stuff.



Twelve core chapters of world history tackle everything from civilization's baby steps in the Fert...