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Ancient & Absurd: 100 Trivials Bombs That Proves The Past Was Wild
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 16 2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Ever wonder what your history teacher really left out? Dive into Ancient & Absurd, where emperors appoint horses as senators, Victorians slurp mercury smoothies, and Australia loses a war to flightless birds. Discover the untold chaos of Marie Antoinette's perfumed sheep, Tudor beard taxes, and a 335-year war fought entirely by accident.
Packed with jaw-dropping trivia and the dumbest decisions ever made, this hilarious deep dive into humanity's most gloriously unhinged moments is Horrible Histories meets The Daily Show perfect for trivia lovers or anyone who thinks textbooks need more chaos.
Warning: May cause uncontrollable laughter... and selling out. Grab your copy before the emus revolt.
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