Have you ever looked at everyday objects and wondered how they came to be? Or perhaps what bubble wrap's original purpose was? (Answer: wallpaper, of all things!) Or maybe the complicated history of the treadmill before evolving into what we know as an exercise machine? (They were considered torture devices!) Divided into nine interesting parts (o/ce supplies, fashion, food, fun and games, household items, music, "out and about," technology, and weapons), every ordinary object has a not-so-ordinary history.