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Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts: v. 1 (Coronet Books)
Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts v 1 - Coronet Books Author:Isaac Asimov Within the pages of Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts are many hours of entertaining and informative reading—little-known facts that will make you exclaim, time and again, "I didn't know that!" — Here are some of the intriguing facts you will find in this book: — -Emperor Caligula appointed his favorite horse as a consul of Rome. — -Eskimos use... more » refrigerators to keep food from freezing.
-For distances of up to 150 feet, an alligator can outrace a man.
-In 1896, two men rowed across the Atlantic.
-The number of possible ways of playing just the first four moves on each side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
-Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital.« less