Laura Penny (1975) Canadian journalist
Source: More Money than Brains (2010), Chapter Four, Screw U or Hate My Professors, p. 131
“History is bunk. What difference does it make how many times the ancient Greeks flew their kites?”
History is Bunk, Says Henry Ford, Special to The New York Times, New York Times, October October 29, 1921. p. 1
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