The Big Book of Facts (eBook)

Terri Schlichenmeyer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
Visible Ink Press (Verlag)
978-1-57859-756-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Strange science facts! Hilarious history facts! Informative and Fun! A treat of science and history stories and trivia that will inform and entertain anyone curious about the world! From astonishing, amazing and surprising science and history facts to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger events, The Big Book of Facts is a fascinating tour through our weird and interesting world. You'll learn about the earth and its history through absorbing stories and interesting tidbits. Did you know Babies start laughing at just a few weeks old; there are ten discernible types of laughter; and laughter spurs our appetite for food?Like fingerprints, every tongue on Earth has a unique print?The history of the U.S. Postal Service, including the Pony Express, and the short-lived (but legal) practice of mailing children?Hand washing was not always common through history; toilet paper was invented in the 1400s, and Sir John Harington invented the flushable toilet for Queen Elizabeth I?Though they are all differently shaped by virtue of being an assembly of water droplets, there are ten basic kinds of clouds?A basic and quick history of cash in America, including Alexander Hamilton and the Bank of the United States, Benjamin Franklin's efforts to thwart counterfeiting, $100,000 bills, and the fact that more than 85% of the world's money is digital only?Though Shakespeare mentioned Valentine's Day in "e;Hamlet,"e; sending paper cards to a beloved wasn't a fad until the eighteenth century, and by the 1840s, insulting Valentine cards also became common? Government agencies in the U.S. and France both agree that the measure of a second is determined by how long it takes a cesium atom to vibrate just over nine billion times?The history of children's games such as hide-and-seek, blindman's bluff, and jacks that date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans?And much, much more.Engrossing, engaging, and enlightening, The Big Book of Facts lets you discover the fun oddities that make up our world. Wide-ranging and fact-filled with nearly 160 illustrations, this information-rich tome also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index for those scrambling for more information.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: 50 States 5000 Ideas • amazing facts • American history trivia • american history trivia game • Atlas Obscura • bathroom book • bathroom reading • big book • big book of facts • book of amazing facts • book random facts • book unusual knowledge • book useless information • curious minds • dk books history • dont know much about history • encyclopedia britannica • fact books adults • fact books for kids • fact books kids • facts book • farmers almanac • fun fact book • fun facts • fun facts book • fun facts book adults • fun knowledge encyclopedia • funny books • general knowledge books • guinness world record book • history books best sellers • history buff gifts • history facts • history triva • history trivia • humor books • illustrated history • interesting facts book adults • interesting facts book for adults • Interesting facts book for kids • interesting history • interesting history facts • Interesting stories • jeopardy study guide • jeopardy trivia • Presidential History • Pub Quiz • random facts • random facts book • science desk reference • science trivia • scientific words • smithsonian books • strange facts • Stuff You Should Know book • tell me why • Terri Schlichenmeyer • timeline history • timeline of history smithsonian • Triva • Trivia • Trivia almanac • Trivia book • trivia books • trivia question book • trivia questions • uncle johns bathroom reader • unknown facts • weird facts book • world almanac • World History Trivia
• ISBN-10: 1-57859-756-0 / 1578597560
• ISBN-13: 978-1-57859-756-7 / 9781578597567