Details: Discover the extraordinary stories behind everyday things!
Did you know that the ice cream sundae was invented because of a law forbidding the sale of ice cream on Sundays? Or that the first motorcycle was really just a tricycle with a motor? Would you believe that Mickey Mouse started out as a rabbit? Arranged in alphabetical order with anecdotal, fun-to-read text, this fascinating book is packed with the stories behind these and over 100 more inventions.
"[An] entertaining volume of trivia." --Kirkus Reviews
Author: Don L. Wulffson
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 0141302046
Number Of Pages: 128
Publisher: Puffin Books
Release Date: 1999-03-01
EAN: 9780141302041