History isn"t always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it"s made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy. That"s the kind of history you"ll find in The Greatest Stories Never Told. This is history candy -- the good stuff. Here are 100 tales to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy: more than two thousand years of history filled with courage, cowardice, hope, triumph, sex, intrigue, folly, humor, and ambition. It"s a historical delight and a visual feast with hundreds of photographs, drawings, and maps that bring each story to life. A new discovery waits on every page: stories that changed the course of history and stories that affected what you had for breakfast this morning. Consider: * The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer * Some Roman officials were so corrupt that they actually stole time itself * Three cigars changed the course of the Civil War * The Scottish kilt was invented by an Englishman Based on the popular Timelab 2000® history minutes hosted by Sam Waterston on The History Channel®, this collection of fascinating historical tidbits will have you shaking your head in wonder and disbelief. But they"re all true. And you"ll soon find yourself telling them to your friends.