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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Uh, Oh!
The Flubber Fiasco: You just can’t keep a good toy down
The Great Toilet Paper Shortage: Blame it all on Johnny Carson
“Fight!”: Why you should never scream that word in a crowded room
The Exploding Whale: Son of Blubber takes flight
The Peshtigo Fire: You’ve never heard of it because a cow stole the spotlight
The Horrors Of Dhmo: This stuff is just downright scary
Part 2: The Creative Mind At Work
The Matchstick Man: The most unusual instrument collection in the world
Eveready Batteries: He gave the company away to work on model trains
Pez: Available in eucalyptus, peppermint, and chlorophyll flavors!
Pink Flamingos: So tacky, yet so cool
Barbecuing: Who really needs lighter fluid?
Lindbergh’s Artificial Heart: He was more than a famous pilot
Philo Farnsworth: How one boy changed the world
Reginald Fessenden: The world’s first radio broadcaster
Photographic Film: Eastman Kodak’s big loss
The Photocopier: The invention that nobody wanted
Part 3: hard to believe
Neil Armstrong: Was he really the first to walk on the moon?
Astronots: Did they really have the right stuff?
Mayday At 41,000 Feet: Watch those units!
Sir Alfred: Still there
The U.S. Camel Corps: Something seems just a little out of place here
The Miracle Man: Almost does count
The 1904 Olympics: These games were a sideshow in every sense
Part 4: it all comes with being human
The Bath School Disaster: The good old days weren’t as good as you think
Ota Benga: The guy that lived in a cage at the zoo
Murderous Mary: The day Mary, the elephant, was hanged
Charles Ponzi: Double your money in ninety days
The New English: Good luck understanding this one
Part 5: Hmmm
Murphy’s Law: It figures
Arbor Day: A forgotten tradition
The Electric Pickle: Let’s hear it for pickle power!
Hiroo Onoda: Hey! The war is over!
Rubber Duckies: The quack heard around the world
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