The curious history of everyday things
2012
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Have you ever wondered who first wore spectacles, how soap and toothpaste were invented, who created Coca-Cola or when the earliest newspaper appeared? 'The Curious History of Everyday Things' is packed with the intriguing stories of how items like these first came to be.
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Imprint:
London : Reader's Digest, 2012.
Collation:
255 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: as Extraordinary origins of everyday things. 2009.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781780201245 (pbk)
Dewey class:
608.7608.7
Language:
English
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BRN:
151506