<p>Pop quiz! Who said what about history?</p> <p>History is . . . <br> (a) more or less bunk.<br> (b) a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken.<br> (c) as thoroughly infected with lies as a street whore with syphilis.</p> <p>Match your answers:<br> (1) Stephen Daedalus of James Joyce's Ulysses<br> (2) Henry Ford<br> (3) Arthur Schopenhauer</p> <p>It turns out that the answer need not be bunk, nightmarish, <i>or</i> diseased. In the hands of mental_floss, history's most interesting bits have been handpicked and roasted to perfection. Packed with little-known stories and outrageous—but accurate—facts, you'll laugh yourself smarter on this joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization.</p> <p>Remember: just because it's true doesn't mean it's boring!</p> <p>Now with Breaking News</p> <p>"If You Thought the <i>Last</i> Depression Was Great . . ."</p> <p>Answers: (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3</p>