Author(s): Don L. Wulffson
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 114
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Language: English
Date Published: 1999-03-25
Dimensions: 133 x 203 x 8.64mm
Publication City/Country: Hawthorn, Australia
Edition: Reprint
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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"