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Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts

by Isaac Asimov

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Publisher Comments:

Within the pages of Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts are many hours of entertaining and informative readinglittle-known facts that will make you exclaim, time and again, "I didn't know that!"

Here are some of the intriguing facts you will find in this book:

-Emperor Caligula appointed his favorite horse as a consul of Rome.

-Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing.

-For distances of up to 150 feet, an alligator can outrace a man.

-In 1896, two men rowed across the Atlantic.

-The number of possible ways of playing just the first four moves on each side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

-Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital.

Synopsis:

Did you know that Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital? Or that Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing? Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts contains 3,000 fascinating facts in nearly 100 different categories. From astronomy to show business, from the ancients to the modern, from history to animal life. Asimov's amazing facts are guarantee to amuse, inform, and astound the curious reader.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780517065037
Editor:
Asimov, Isaac
Publisher:
Gramercy
Editor:
Asimov, Isaac
Author:
Asimov, Isaac
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
Trivia
Subject:
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Subject:
Curiosities & Wonders
Subject:
Curiosities and wonders
Subject:
Sale Adult - Reference
Series Volume:
803
Publication Date:
19910923
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
512
Dimensions:
9.24x6.40x1.30 in. 1.36 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Did you know that Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital? Or that Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing? Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts contains 3,000 fascinating facts in nearly 100 different categories. From astronomy to show business, from the ancients to the modern, from history to animal life. Asimov's amazing facts are guarantee to amuse, inform, and astound the curious reader.
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