Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Other Imponderables: Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained
by David Feldman
Category: Curiosities and wonders

This compilation of arcane facts about everyday objects, practices, and traditions reveals how Teflon sticks to cookware; why firehouses have Dalmatians; why "2 x 4s" don't measure two inches by four inches; why the sides of aluminum foil are different, and other mysteries