Last year an American astronomer, Eric Schulman, wrote this History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less for the Annals of Improbable Research, a 'science humour magazine'. Since then, it has been translated into 20 languages, analysed in academic papers and studied in classrooms around the world
Quantum fluctuation. Inflation. Expansion. Strong nuclear interaction. Particle-antiparticle annihilation. Deuterium and helium production. Density perturbations. Recombination. Blackbody radiation. Local contraction. Large -scale structure formation. Reionisation? Violent relaxation. Virialisation. Galaxy formation. Turbulent fragmentation. Contraction. Ionisation. Opaque hydrogen. Massive star formation. Deuterium ignition. Hydrogen fusion. Hydrogen depletion. Core contraction. Envelope expansion. Helium fusion. Carbon, oxygen, and silicon fusion. Iron production. Implosion. Supernova explosion. Metals injection. Star formation. Stellar remnant production. Supernova explosions. Star formation. Condensation. Planetesimal accretion. Planetary differentiation. Crust solidification. Volatile gas expulsion. Water condensation. Carbon dioxide solution. Water photodissociation. Escaping hydrogen. Ozone production. Ultraviolet absorption. Polymerisation. Coacervate formation. Molecular reproduction. Fermentation. Photosynthetic unicellular organisms! Oxidation. Mutation. Natural selection and evolution. Respiration. Cell differentiation. Sexual reproduction. Multi-cellular organisms. Evolutionary diversification. Fossilisation. Trilobite domination. Land exploration. Comet collision. Dinosaur extinction. Mammal expansion. Glaciation. Homo sapiens manifestation. Animal domestication. Fermentation. Religion. Food surplus production. Civilisation! Innovation. Exploration. Warring nations. Empire creation and destruction. Colonisation. Revolution. Constitution. Election. Expansion. Industrialisation. Rebellion. Emancipation. Invention. Mass production. Urbanisation. Immigration. World conflagration. League of Nations. Suffrage extension. Depression. World conflagration. Fission explosions. United Nations. Decolonisation. Population explosion. Space exploration. Assassinations. Lunar excursions. Resignation. Computerisation. Terrorism. Internet expansion. Reunification. Dissolution. Union. World-Wide Web creation. Composition. Extrapolation?
Fans of the history have also come up with their own, even shorter versions.