The Book of Facts and Trivia

<b>Entertaining 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!</b><br>
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From Juan Ponce de Leóoacute;n to John Wayne to Jane Doe to the little-known stories hidden inside bigger historical events <i><b>The Book of Facts and Trivia: American History</b></i> 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 …<br>

</p><li>Our sixth president John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) had a pet alligator while in the White House.
</li><li>Graceland located in Memphis Tennessee is America's second-most visited home. The first is Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
</li><li>In 1970 Continental Airlines made it a policy that every disembarking male passenger got a kiss on the cheek from a stewardess. 
</li><li>Twenty to twenty-five percent of cowboys in the mid-1800s were black.
</li><li>The first public service announcement meant to encourage Americans not to litter appeared in 1956.
</li><li>Washington is the most common city/town/village name in America followed by Springfield and Franklin.
</li><li>Actor Jack Black’s mother was a satellite engineer and author who worked on the Hubble Telescope. 
</li><li>Most of the Continental Congress officially signed the Declaration of Independence on July 2 1776 (<i>not</i> July 4!). 
</li><li>The Food Marketing Institute estimates that some two million shopping carts are stolen each year.
</li><li>Kansas City Missouri leads the nation in the number of fountains inside its city limits.
</li><li>The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall with a waist that's 35 feet across.
</li><li>And many more American history facts!<br>
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An absorbing guide to history <i><b>The Book of Facts and Trivia</b></i> 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!</p></li>