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Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.
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4 editions- Paperback · English · 1998Diane Books Publishing Company · 81 pages · 9780788157691
- Other · English · 2014Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · 96 pages · 9781484414613
- Other · English · 1994Perfection Learning · 9780756903237
- Other · English · 1991Doubleday · 78 pages · 9780385262460
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