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4-6Mind Benders series.
One shouldn't expect organization or comprehensive information here, as the book's unsourced and sometimes unspecific facts ("Donkey dung, dog saliva, and moldy bread have been used in the past to cure infections") bounce around from topic to topic and among many civilizations and eras. Still, history buffs will gladly peruse the energetic pages full of photos, illustrations, and snippets of jokey text. Reading list. Glos., ind.