What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?: 200 Curious Questions and Intriguing Answers

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Andrew Thompson (Professor of Modern History, Department of History, University of Exeter Professor of Public Policy and Citizenship, School of Social and Political Science University of Edinburgh)

What Did We Use Before Toilet Paper?

200 Curious Questions and Intriguing Answers

Andrew Thompson (Professor of Modern History, Department of History, University of Exeter Professor of Public Policy and Citizenship, School of Social and Political Science University of Edinburgh)

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Bookpack Inc
01 July 2010

General encyclopaedias; Trivia & quiz question books

Series: Fascinating Bathroom Readers

"BAFFLING AND BIZARRE.

ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING.

This witty and compulsive collection of trivia will captivate and surprise you with its fun and funky revelations:

-Why is New York called ""the Big Apple""?

-How do people count cards at casinos?

-What keeps the head on a glass of beer?

-Why don't you ever see baby pigeons?

-Why is getting married called tying the knot?"

By: Andrew Thompson (Professor of Modern History Department of History University of Exeter Professor of Public Policy and Citizenship School of Social and Political Science University of Edinburgh)
Imprint: Bookpack Inc
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781569758144
ISBN 10: 156975814X
Series: Fascinating Bathroom Readers
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 July 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Thompson practices law but his obsession with finding out the truth about aspects of the world that we take for granted has led him to accumulate a vast body of knowledge that he has at last distilled into book form.