Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Other Imponderables: Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained
- ISBN-10
- 0060915153
- ISBN-13
- 9780060915155
- Category
- Curiosities and wonders
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Perennial
- Author
- David Feldman
Description
This compilation of arcane facts about everyday objects, practices, and traditions reveals how Teflon sticks to cookware, why the sides of aluminum foil are different, and other mysteries
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Other editions
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- 1987
- 251 pages
- Paperback
- Harper & Row
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