World history knows many curiosities - instructive and funny, mysterious and tragic, associated with famous events and personalities. People have always been interested in what sometimes knocked world history from its measured pace. How did the ancient Greeks almost invent the steam locomotive? How did the Russian North almost become an English colony? How did the Chinese discover the world? How did Christopher Columbus end up with two graves at the same time in different parts of the world? How did Otto Skorzeny deceive the Americans but not win the war? You will learn about these and other misunderstandings, fatal mistakes and absurdities on a global scale in the new book from the “100 Greats” series.