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Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables

Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained

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Publisher's Synopsis

This compilation of arcane facts about everyday objects, practices, and traditions reveals how Teflon sticks to cookware; why firehouses have dalmations; why "2 x 4s" don't measure two inches by four inches; why the sides of aluminum foil are different, and other mysteries.

Book information

ISBN: 9780060157814
Publisher: Harper & Row
Imprint: Harper & Row
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 031.02
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 251
Weight: -1g