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Cat Flaps and Mousetraps: The Origins of Objects in Our Daily Lives
Harry Oliver
Illustrated by Mike Mosedale
#UC0192
$16.95
 Members' Price: $14.41
Cat Flaps and Mousetraps is a breezy romp through the true tales of how more than 200 everyday objects came to be. You'll discover why baguettes are shaped like they are (it's not, despite the myth, because Napoleon wanted his soldiers to carry them in their pant legs); how many decades after food-canning was perfected that the can opener came along (and how people opened cans before then); what the original intended purpose of bubble wrap was (okay, I'll tell you: "a 'space-age'decoration for internal walls"!), and so much more! History buffs, engineers, and curious/ inventive sorts of every stripe will all get a kick out of this diverting little book.
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