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
- ISBN10 0141302046
- ISBN13 9780141302041
- Publish Date 1 March 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 January 2012
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Puffin
- Format Paperback (US Digest)
- Pages 128
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780141302041