num_pages: 463
description: For lovers of facts, students of popular culture, history buffs, and science enthusiasts, the fascinating stories behind 500 everyday items, expressions, and customs--from Kleenex to steak sauce, Barbie Dolls to honeymoons.
language: English
title: Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
titlecomplete: Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
genres: Nonfiction, Unfinished, Education, Science, Economics, Reference, Design, Trivia, History, Microhistory
ratings_count: 919
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks