Who Knew?: Things You Didn't Know About Things You Know Well

ISBN-10: 1449440584
ISBN-13: 9781449440589
Series: Who Knew?
Category: Reference
Pages: 208
Language: English
Published: 2012-12-11
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Author: David Hoffman

Description

Who Knew? is a collection of tidbits and trivia about well-known personalities and products that we all are familiar with - or at least think we're familiar with. For example, did you know that the VW Beetle was commissioned by Adolph Hitler (and designed by Ferdinand Porsche)? Or that the name "Oz" came to author L. Frank Baum when he noticed the drawers of his filing cabinet were marked A - G, H - N, and O - Z? From Twinkies to Tupperware to toys and television, these offbeat informational nuggets are guaranteed to entertain and enthrall.

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Other editions

Who Knew?: Inside the Complexity of American Health Care
- 2018-11-08
- 221 pages
- Ebook
- CRC Press
Who Knew?: 9 Short Stories
- 2017-05-21
- 214 pages
- Paperback
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Who Knew?
- 2012-10-01
- 176 pages
- Paperback
- Createspace Independent Pub
Who Knew?: Responsibility Without Awareness
- 2009-08-07
- 168 pages
- Ebook
- Oxford University Press

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