{"product_id":"9781578598335","title":"The Book of Trivia and Facts","description":"Author: Terri Schlichenmeyer\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781578598335\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Visible Ink Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Apr 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 250 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. That's history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Juan Ponce de Len to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Facts and Trivia: American History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johns-and Juans and Janes-played along the way)! You'll learn about the United States through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington is the most common city\/town\/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActor Jack Black's mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 (\u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e July 4!). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd many more American history facts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn absorbing guide to history, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Facts and Trivia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. It's a feast of fun oddities that are delightfully eye-opening!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920592847006,"sku":"ING-9781578598335","price":92.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781578598335.jpg?v=1782825261","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781578598335","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}