{"product_id":"the-book-of-facts-and-trivia-american-history-9781578597956","title":"The Book of Facts and Trivia: American History","description":"\u003cb\u003eEntertaining, informative, and fun. Educational, trivial, and profound. Astonishing, amazing, and surprising. That's history! Take a weird and wonderful tour of American history with this treat of stories, trivia, and facts!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Juan Ponce de León to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Facts and Trivia: American History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e combines the educational, profound, and trivial into a rich account of American history facts (and the interesting role Johns--and Juans and Janes--played along the way)! You'll learn about the United States through hundreds of absorbing stories and interesting tidbits such as ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eOur sixth president, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), had a pet alligator while in the White House.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGraceland, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIn 1970, Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTwenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWashington is the most common city\/town\/village name in America, followed by Springfield and Franklin.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eActor Jack Black's mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMost of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776 (\u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e July 4!). \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKansas City, Missouri, leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd many more American history facts! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn absorbing guide to history, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Facts and Trivia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a treat of stories, facts, and trivia guaranteed to both inform and entertain. It's a feast of fun oddities that are delightfully eye-opening!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11998850\"\u003eTerri Schlichenmeyer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Visible Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578597956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1578597951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REF\"\u003eReference\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REF023000\"\u003eTrivia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS030000\"\u003eReference\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAM\"\u003eGames \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAM012000\"\u003eTrivia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Visible Ink Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740628070637,"sku":"9781578597956","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_71797577-d986-461f-bf13-b28bfcbb4fdb.jpg?v=1758203650","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-facts-and-trivia-american-history-9781578597956","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}