{"id":30484,"date":"2024-11-24T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T14:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-mental-floss-history-of-the-world-an-irreverent-romp-through-civilizations-best-bits\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T14:17:42","slug":"the-mental-floss-history-of-the-world-an-irreverent-romp-through-civilizations-best-bits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/the-mental-floss-history-of-the-world-an-irreverent-romp-through-civilizations-best-bits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization&#8217;s Best Bits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\">$11.99<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Nov 24, 2024 14:17:42 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/B001FA0TQY?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  \u201cAn admirable job of covering 60,000 years of human history in one volume. . . . fascinating stories, hilarious oddities, and plenty of fun.\u201d \u2014School Library Journal<\/p>\n<p>The Mental Floss History of the World\u00a0is an amazingly entertaining joyride through sixty millennia of human civilization. As audacious as it is edifying, here is a hilarious and irreverent\u2014yet always historically accurate\u2014overview of the ascent (or descent) of humankind, courtesy of the same rebel geniuses who brought you\u00a0Mental Floss\u00a0Presents Condensed Knowledge\u00a0and\u00a0Mental Floss Presents\u00a0Forbidden\u00a0Knowledge. 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