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    Uncle John's Bathroom Reader History's Lists

    By Bathroom Readers' Institute

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    Pick any page, and get your history fix!

    Leave it to Uncle John to find a new way to make history fun and exciting! This quirky collection of lists is the latest volume in the Bathroom Reader’s best-selling history series. These 508 pages will breathe life into history’s most famous (and most unusual) stories. From the Stone Age to the Internet Age, some quick takes on must-know topics that will reveal the surprising connections among history’s greatest--and strangest--events. History buffs, trivia hounds, and readers looking for an educational snack will love this fun format. Here’s what you’ll find in this great book:

     

    * 2 famous pioneering trails
    * 3 one-armed men who lent a hand
    * 4 famous folks who literally died laughing
    * 5 horrifying medieval punishments
    * 6 photographic firsts
    * 7 hotel rooms where history was made
    * 8 disgusting secret ingredients
    * 9 famous trains

    * 10 places you can’t go
    * 11 disasters that changed the world
    * 12 fast food firsts
     And much, much more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPortable Press
    Release dateAug 15, 2012
    ISBN9781607106647
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    Bathroom Readers' Institute

    The Bathroom Readers' Institute is a tight-knit group of loyal and skilled writers, researchers, and editors who have been working as a team for years. The BRI understands the habits of a very special market—Throne Sitters—and devotes itself to providing amazing facts and conversation pieces.

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