Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Candlewick Pr, 2000. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good++. Stated First American Edition. All moveables in excellent condition. Slightest bit of wear at corners.

From the Publisher

Did You Know: The first pillows (headrests made from wood, ivory, or alabaster) were made around 3500 B.C. to protect Sumerian hair-dos?

Did You Know: The Jacuzzi brothers of Italy created a whirpool bath in the 1950s for a family member who had arthritis?

Did You Know: The cat-flap was probably invented by Sir Isaac Newton in the 17th century?

Middle-grade kids are fiends for facts, statistics, and trivia, so this book will be pored over and shared enthusiastically by them. Looking inside and behind things will yield the kind of detail kids search for and want in a book like this.

Lots of surprises for kids and adults alike about the origins of common and not-so-common items we now take for granted. Some facts are funny, some are straightforward, some are downright unbelievable