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Armchair Reader: The Colossal Reader, Super-size Stories & Irresistible Information
Armchair Reader The Colossal Reader Supersize Stories Irresistible Information Author:Editors of West Side Publishing The Colossal Reader, Super-size Stories & Irresistible Information, from the popular Armchair Reader series, is a 576-page collection of facts, trivia, and knowledge on virtually every subject imaginable, from the intellectual to the esoteric. Amazing anecdotes, stories, and fast facts are mixed with quotations, a running calendar of hi... more »storical events, and a vault of information that will entertain even the most discerning readers for countless hours. Hundreds of eclectic topics include sports, history, animals, science, entertainment, business, and philosophy.
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The Stopwatch Gang, a group of 20th-century bank robbers who were in and out in 90 seconds.
The Avrocar, a real-life flying saucer created in a top-secret United States military program.
Candy bars of the early 20th century, including "Chicken Dinner," "Chick-O-Stick," and "Baby Lobster bar."
Sir Francis Henry Egerton, eighth Earl of Bridgewater, who had a pair of shoes for each day of the year and regularly hosted dinner parties for his dogs, who also were shod in fancy footwear.
ARPANET, an ancestor of the Internet, planned as an "inter-galactic" computer network.
The Colossal Reader, Super-size Stories & Irresistible Information is an incredible compendium of revealing stories and fascinating facts that is certain to appeal to discerning readers.« less