歷史課本不教的歷史

別誤會，這邊沒有要泛政治化的意思　^_^

主要是看到有英國人出了一本這樣的書的新聞
看內容就覺得『這根本就是世界不可思議版的東西』
為了查證所以上網去爬詳細
沒想到是真的有這本書

看來人類歷史果然是很有趣的東西

Amazon.co.uk 連結
History Without the Boring Bits: A Curious Chronology of the World
作者：Ian Crofton
# Publisher: Quercus (6 Sep 2007)
# Language English
# ISBN-10: 1847240860
# ISBN-13: 978-1847240866


英國歷史課本上不教的史實

中廣 更新日期:2007/09/25 19:00

英國人也覺得他們的歷史課本很無趣。最近英國出了一本書叫「沒有無聊細節的歷史」。

這本書也是按年代編的。西元前456年，書上寫的是「希臘劇作家﹝伊斯其魯斯﹞被一隻老鷹丟下來的烏龜砸到他的禿頭上，一命嗚呼」。

從法國去攻下英國的﹝征服者威廉﹞在一零六六年，從馬上掉下來摔死了。由於太胖，遺體沒辦法放進教堂的墓地。大家後來硬是把他塞進了墓穴，但是他的遺體也被擠暴了。屍水濺得教堂裡臭味四溢，好幾年都還有味道。

愛爾蘭國會在一七一八年通過打擊假咖啡法，禁止愛爾蘭人把羊屎蛋假冒成咖啡豆販賣。

一九一二年，鐵達尼號撞上冰山沉沒。船公司接到消息的第一個反應是，立刻停止發放船員的薪水。

一九三八年，納粹的希姆萊派了一組人去西藏找一批住在地下的超人。他們認為亞利安人的祖先就是這批住在地下的人。


網路上挖一下還有很多有趣的內容
以下出自Zee News - Finally, a history book sans the boring bits

Some of the surprising historical facts mentioned in book are detailed hereunder:

456BC - Greek dramatist Aeschylus dies when an eagle drops a tortoise on his bald head.

346BC - Philip II of Macedonia sends a message to the Spartans after conquering much of Greece: "You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people and raze your city."

But he left them alone when the Spartans sent a one-world reply: “If.”

不愧是斯巴達人.....

1264 - Henry III pardoned one Inetta de Balsham, condemned to death for harbouring thieves. She had been hanged but survived after three days swinging on the end of the rope.

1703 - Daniel Defoe is held for three days in the pillory as punishment for his satirical Shortest Way With Dissenters. But he is so popular the crowd throw flowers at him rather than rotten eggs.

1718 - The Irish Parliament passed the Coffee Adulteration Act, by which it was forbidden in the future to try to pass off sheep dung as coffee beans.

1797 - Dominique Jean Larrey became Napoleon's surgeon-in-chief. He was able to amputate a man's leg in 13 seconds.

13秒完成截肢...這個不算手術吧...直接砍掉可能都沒有這麼快.....　XD

1837 - Alfred Bird invented custard powder for his wife who was allergic to eggs.

1875 - The King Of Fiji brought back measles from a state visit to Australia, and wiped out a quarter of his own people.

1879 - When the British redcoats turned to their ammunition upon being attacked by the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana, they found that they were filled with biscuits not bullets. Out of a force of 1,400 men, fewer than 100 survived.

想像一下這些士兵打開『餅乾盒』的表情.....

1896 - The shortest conflict in history was between Britain and Zanzibar that started at 9.02am and ended at 9.40am. Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini objected to the Royal Navy sailing into his harbour and opened fire. The Navy replied in kind, destroying his palace.

1912 - The owners of Titanic, the White Star Line, stopped the wages of the crew as soon as they received the news of the ship’s sinking.

1969 - The cake on the cover of Rolling Stones album ‘Let It Bleed’ was created by a then unknown Delia Smith.