Abraham Lincoln Was a Champion Wrestler

Did you know that gladiator sweat was scraped off and sold to Roman women as skin cream? Or that the shortest war in history lasted just 45 minutes? Or that an entire city was once destroyed by a 30-mile-per-hour wave of molasses?History class never told you any of that. But it’s all completely true.Romans Shared Toilet Sponges is packed with the stories, events, and outrageous facts that somehow never made it into the textbooks. From ancient Rome’s shared toilet sponges to the war started by a stolen wooden bucket, the king who thought his bones were made of glass, and the president who was killed by his own doctors for nothing more than a sore throat-this is the history they forgot to tell you about in school. And it’s every bit as crazy as it sounds.Inside you’ll find 10 chapters spanning 5,000 years of human history, from ancient Greece and Rome all the way to the modern world. You’ll discover hilarious and shocking true stories of bizarre battles and battlefield blunders, mad monarchs and royal fails, weird medicine and even weirder cures, world-changing disasters, and the crazy ideas that shocked the world. Every chapter comes packed with Did You Know? facts and Top 5 lists that will stop you in your tracks and make you say-that can’t possibly be real.But it is. Every single word of it.Perfect for curious kids who think history is boring. Perfect for curious kids who already know it isn’t. Whether you’re reading it cover to cover or dipping in anywhere and everywhere, Romans Shared Toilet Sponges is the book that proves the past was every bit as wild, weird, and wonderful as the present.The crazy stuff really happened. They just didn’t teach it in school.And that’s what makes history so much fun. Behind the dates, names, and events you learned in school are countless strange, surprising, and unbelievable stories that are just waiting to be discovered. Some are funny. Some are shocking. Some are downright bizarre. But every one of them reveals something fascinating about the people and events that shaped our world.From ancient civilizations and forgotten customs to bizarre battles, unbelievable disasters, strange royal traditions, and medical practices that seem impossible today, these are the stories that bring history to life. You’ll meet fascinating characters, discover unbelievable events, and learn facts that you’ll want to share with your friends and family.So get ready to laugh, be amazed, and look at history in a completely different way. You may think you know the past, but there’s a lot more to discover.The crazy stuff really happened. They just didn’t teach it in school. 6