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Language: en
Pages: 424
Authors: Jane Polley
Categories: Reference
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Presents 300 articles containing little-known information about "things" that figure in everyday life, such as advertising, shoe polish, ketchup, pajamas, and z
Surprising Stories Behind Everyday Stuff
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Stephanie Drimmer
Categories: Curiosities and wonders
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: National Geographic Kids

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Who invented pizza? Why do people shake hands? Why do we wear underwear? You'll find the answers to these questions and more in this new series from National Ge
Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
Language: en
Pages: 480
Authors: Charles Panati
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-15 - Publisher: Chartwell Books

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Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.
Panati's Extraordinary Endings of Practically Everything and Everybody
Language: en
Pages: 486
Authors: Charles Panati
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989 - Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

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A compendium of facts and anecdotes about the demise of historic figures, diseases, beliefs, capital endings, and extinctions.
Brief Histories of Everyday Objects
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Andy Warner
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-04 - Publisher: Picador

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Hilarious, entertaining, and illustrated histories behind some of life's most common and underappreciated objects - from the paperclip and the toothbrush to the