Wildly Unnecessary Facts: History Edition: Bizarre, True, and Slightly Useless Stories from the Past

Did you know an entire army once lost a war to a flock of birds? Or that a king put a mouse on trial? Or that your salary is named after salt?Wildly Unnecessary Facts: History Edition is a collection of 96 true, thoroughly fact-checked stories from history - the strange, the funny, and the completely useless. No dates to memorize, no dry lectures. Just the good stuff.Inside, you'll find: - 9 chapters of bizarre-but-true history, from ancient Egypt to modern product flops - Wars that never should have counted as wars (including one lost to emus) - Famous historical myths, debunked (sorry, Newton's apple) - A bonus round of party trivia questions to test what stuck Written in a warm, funny, conversational voice - this is history as it should be told: over drinks, not in a classroom.If you're ready to know things you never needed to know, but will be very glad you do, this book is for you.