Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World Book Review and Giveaway
Thursday, December 10, 2009
These are the kind of facts that you will find in Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World by Wilson Casey. Wilson Casey. a.k.a. The Trivia Guy, is one of the country’s foremost trivia aficionados, with a syndicated column, numerous books, an award-winning website (TriviaGuy.com), and a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest-running radio trivia broadcast at 30 hours. Since 2000, Wilson has written a 7-days-a-week trivia column for numerous papers, including the Albuquerque (NM) Journal, Wilmington (NC) Star News, and Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, while King Features syndicates his weekly “Bible Trivia” column.
When I was contacted to do a review of Firsts: Origins of Everyday Things That Changed the World the first person I thought of was my daughter Sabreena. Sabreena is a straight A honor student and she loves random facts. She is intrigued with knowing where things came from and why and how things started and she will truly enjoy reading this book.
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December 10, 2009 10:54 PM
now this seems like a cool book!
I would like it for me...
(Yes, I will share it with the boys!) My random fact:
A hippo's milk is bright pink
December 10, 2009 10:55 PM
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December 11, 2009 9:16 AM
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Random Fact: The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney (geeze I remember stupid stuff from grade school)
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December 11, 2009 4:49 PM
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Random fact: A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
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First central power plant
The first central power plant Pearl Street Station in lower Manhattan, built by Thomas Edison began generating electricity on September 4, 1882. Pearl Street had one generator and it produced power for 800 electric light bulbs. Within 14 months, Pearl Street Station had 508 subscribers and 12,732 bulbs
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December 18, 2009 11:06 AM
A grain of rice, held at arms length will block the view of 10,000 galaxies.
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December 19, 2009 10:30 AM
I love trivia-my random fact-tornadoes can (and do) form in large cities, contrary to popular myth. Thanks!
December 21, 2009 5:45 AM
Random fact: Drinking 16 ounces of ice water(0 degrees Celsius), requires the body to burn 17.5 Calories to warm the water up to body temperature. The recommended daily intake of water is 64 ounces (eight 8-ounce glasses). The body will burn 70 Calories if this amount is consumed as ice water.
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December 24, 2009 1:30 AM
A random fact I had to look up because my brain is muddled this time of night IS...that you do better on a test when you have a cold, because you dont second guess your answers. Whowouldathunkit!
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December 26, 2009 5:15 PM
Engagement rings are often worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because the ancient Greeks maintained that that finger contains the vena amoris, or the “vein of love,” that runs straight to the heart. The first recorded wedding rings appear in ancient Egypt, with the circle representing eternity as well as powerful sun and moon deities.
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Random Fact: The world's longest game of Monopoly lasted more than 660 hours.
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Random fact - First couple shown on primetime TV in bed together were Fred and Wilma Flintstone
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More than half the women in the US will not leave their home without their makeup on.
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A shoelace tip is called an aglet; for my niece Hannah!
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I believe this is true? Your tastebuds change every 7 years. My hubby would LOVE this book. It could def keep conversations going in our house. Jenprincess88 at aol dot com
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Commented on DYI: Jennifer H said...
Wow....I'm so glad I came across this. I was looking for something to remember my Gma by, she just passed on the 27th. I think this would be a wonderful way to keep her memory alive. Thanx for sharing this review.
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commented on brainy baby review- Jennifer H said...
Thanx for bringing this review to our attn. I was not aware of this program. This may be something I look to purchase in the near future.
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commented on Enjoy your significant-Jennifer H said...
We are part of the 72% sadly. We do not have family near and we live a bit away from friends and family. Our lil one is only 20m and it's just hard to think of leaving him w/a stranger like a babysitter, therefore we opt to bring him along. It would be nice to have more date nights though. Possibly when he gets a bit older...
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I am addicted to chapstick too! :) Uh-oh she's started early lol. Very cute! Jenprincess88 at aol dot com
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