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For anyone who ever wanted to know the history of the chocolate chip cookie, earmuffs, and Daylight Savings...Firsts—history through the milestones of human achievement—are fun. And Wilson Casey, trivia expert, has collected over 500 firsts in nearly every major category of culture: from fashion to food, politics to science, entertainment to art to architecture. Each "first" is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:The true history of the golf teeHow a blind man came up with cruise controlThe myth behind the origins of the Caesar saladWhy and how the first dieter dieted
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Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World
2009, Alpha Books
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