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04471aam a2200265 i 4500 001 F5F90CF00BB511ECB4F7DDF040ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210902012041 008 200406s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2020936417 020 $a 164604097X 020 $a 9781646040971 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Ross, Stewart,. 245 1 $a Who invented underpants? : $b the weird trivia of human invention, from fire to fast food (and everything in between) / $c Stewart Ross. 264 1 $a Berkeley, CA : $b Ulysses Press, $c 2020. 300 $a pages cm. 505 $a Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Introduction -- Part I: In the Beginning -- Big Bang -- Life -- "Handy Man" -- Upright, Fire, Tools, and Speech -- Homo Sapiens -- Part II: At Home -- Civilization -- Evolution -- Agriculture -- Settlements and Cities -- Homes -- Doors and Hinges -- Windows -- Locks and Keys -- Chubb and Yale -- Electronic Security -- Fire and Cooking -- The Hearth -- Ovens -- Fires and Smoke -- Central Heating -- ... and Cooling -- Cool Buildings -- Preserving -- In the Kitchen -- Pots, Pans, and Kitchenware -- The Pantry -- Bread -- Let Them Eat Cake -- The Sausage Domesticating Animals -- Dairy Products -- Fast Food -- Breakfast Cereals -- Naughty but Nice -- Sweetness -- Diets -- The Cellar -- Water and Wine -- Spirits -- Tea and Coffee -- Fizzy Drinks -- Shopping -- Markets and Shops -- Shopping Centers -- Co-ops, Chains, and Department Stores -- Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, and Loyalty Programs -- Checking Out and Driving Through -- Clothing -- Materials -- Technology -- Basic Clothing -- Boots and Shoes -- Footwear Fashion -- Underwear -- Corsets, Socks, and Stockings -- Hats -- Keeping Warm and Dry -- Battle Dress -- Armor -- Smart and Formal Taking It Easy -- Sportswear -- Fastenings -- Domestic Tools, Furniture, and Gadgets -- Cutlery and Chopsticks -- Tableware -- Liquid Storage -- Furniture -- Beds and Chests -- Gadgets -- Making Tea -- The Coffee Challenge -- Keeping Clean -- Sweeping -- Washing -- Bath Time -- Toilet Talk -- Diapers and Paper -- Recipes, Cookbooks, and Manuals -- Eating Out -- Part III: Health and Medicine -- Early Days -- Extraordinary Egyptians -- Greece -- Islam -- Scientific Medicine -- Drugs -- Fighting Pain -- Going Under -- The Syringe -- Germ Warfare -- Diabetes -- Tummy Troubles Antibiotics, the "Wonder Drug" -- Antidepressants -- Blood Pressure -- Anti-Inflammation -- Steroids -- Pharmacies and Prescriptions -- Tobacco -- Mental Health -- Madness -- Toward Understanding -- Surgery -- Before Anesthetics -- Safely Under the Knife -- "Unsex Me Here" -- Replacements and Transplants -- Women in Medicine -- The Beginnings of Aesthetic Medicine -- A New, Improved You -- Medical Hardware -- Crude (and Painful) Beginnings -- Technology to the Fore -- Scans and Robots -- Blood -- Vaccination, HIV/AIDS, and Ebola -- Vaccination -- HIV/AIDS and Ebola -- Sight and Sound Spectacles -- Treatment and Contacts -- Hearing -- Dentistry -- Primitive Beginnings -- Modern Developments -- Birth Control -- Sex, Birth, and Babies -- Sex and No Sex -- Birth -- Infants -- Part IV: Getting Around -- Horses and Carts -- Taming the Horse -- Wheels and Carts -- Carriages -- Beasts of Burden -- The Long Road to the Automobile -- Self-Propulsion -- Mass Production -- Gadgetry Galore -- Safety and the Environment -- Other Road Users -- Taxis and Buses -- Trucks, Tractors, and Tracks -- Bikes... -- ... and Motorbikes -- The Highway -- Roads -- Signs and Parking -- Accidents -- Crossings. 520 $a The ultimate collection of curious and inventive trivia for all you need to know about the origin of just about everything on the planet. Thisfact-packed collection recounts the origins, invention, and discovery of just about everything, from the big bang to driverless cars. Find out intriguing answers to questions like: What materialwasthe first clothing made out of' Who invented bathtubs' Who paved the first road' What came first: wine or whiskey' Perfect for history buffs, trivia junkies, or fun-fact connoisseurs, this entertaining and enlightening collection is for curious minds who have wondered about the mysteries of the beginning of all things. 541 $d 20210630. 650 4 $a REFERENCE / Trivia. 650 $a Reference books. 941 $a 1 952 $l SWPB124 $d 20210902013650.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F5F90CF00BB511ECB4F7DDF040ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search