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The Mental Floss History of the World
Forget mindless memorization and monotone teachers — history can be fun, as evident in The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits ($17). This 432-page tome is filled with terrific, mostly-true anecdotes and tales from the beginnings of human civilization to modern times. [via]