The scoop on all the fun, bizarre, and scandalizing history your teachers never wanted you to know

From the hosts of HowStuffWorks.com's popular podcast, Stuff You Missed in History Class, comes a crash course in world history. Featuring the best of HSW's content and packed with quizzes, trivia, and more, this books explores the craziest scandals, myths, lies, and crimes the human record has to offer.

Discover:

• How medieval torture devices really worked
• Who invented pasta and hang gliders (Hint: It's not the Italians!)
• If the CIA tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans...and more!