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OverviewTrivia buffs of the world--this is your book! It's crammed with 1,001 tidbits of information in such categories as Food & Drink, Television, Art, Business, Health, Religion, and many others. For example, did you know that every strawberry contains over 200 seeds? That the first organized labor strike in the U.S. occurred in Philadelphia in 1786, when local printers demanded higher wages? Or that Jack London was the first novelist to earn one million dollars from his writing? Highlighted with maps and illustrations, this compilation contains a wealth of lists, including the least densely populated countries, the educational institutions of the Ivy League, bands that played at Woodstock, and even the most annoying cliches, as voted by people in 70 countries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anna MantzarisPublisher: Union Square & Co. Imprint: Sterling Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 18.20cm Weight: 0.268kg ISBN: 9781402763052ISBN 10: 1402763050 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 01 August 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |