All About History - Book of Weird History (gnv64) torrent

All About History - Book Of Weird History
English | PDF | 132pages | 19.5 mb

There are some moments in history that steal news headlines and are remembered through the ages. But what about the forgotten intrigues and everyday oddities that have shaped our world? Transcending time periods and time zones, the Book of Weird History collates the strangest facts, stories and creations of all time. Tour memorable societies and meet eccentric characters, learning how their lives and lifestyles impacted the world as we know it. Fun and accessible, it will capture the imagination and give you a history lesson you won’t forget.

Life & Death
12 Afterlife assured by grim death ritual
14 Love duel conducted via hot air balloons
14 Wartime weapon drives victims itching mad
15 Ramesses the Great fathered 140
16 Genghis Khan has 16 million relatives
17 Humble sailor saves Admiral Nelson?s bacon
18 Death dealt by exploding rodents
19 Diamond ruler?s estate attracts 470 claims
19 Japanese man survives dual atomic blasts
20 Jesus? birth date decided by church heads.....
Crime & Punishment
36 Prisoners punished with a workout?
39 Ladies knitted as the guillotine dropped mark years later
40 London?s serial pin-pricking pervert attacks 50
42 Wrong-doers dealt their just desserts
46 Princess imposters claim kinship.....
Inventions & Discoveries
60 Gas-proof pram protects toddlers
62 Age-old intimates & undergarments exposed
64 20,000 killed on Nazi rocket production line
65 First vending machine for holy water
65 Seashells used as trading currency
66 Ancient seismometer predicts quakes
67 Faux ?mission link? bones fool scientists.....
Health and Medicines
84 Crazy contraptions used by doctors
86 Medieval barbers moonlighted as dentists
87 ?Bless you? issued as a plague deterrent
87 Love affair ends in castration
88 Urine & live hens used as Black Death cures
89 Prosthetic limbs let us walk like Egyptians.....
Sports, Art & Entertainment
106 Circus stallions dive for an audience
108 Barbie?s 2,000-yearold predecessor
108 Romans kill time with brutal amusements
109 Sinatra?s street-
110 Sports that spilled blood for fun
112 First parachuter dies in Eiffel Tower jump
112 Magician?s bullet trick goes awry
113 Roald Dahl seduced women for the CIA.....