Know what makes history better? Scare quotes!

Eavesdropping...

WOMAN IN CAFETERIA: So I'm reading THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY right now.
HER FRIEND: Oh, what's that about?
WOMAN IN CAFETERIA: It's about the Chicago World's Fair and 'apparently' there were 'a few' murders and it was 'sort of dangerous.'

In her defense this is also Michele Bachmann's summary of the book.