The 5 W's: Who?: An Omnium-Gatherum of Popes & Playwrights, Dogs & Dukes, Actors & Advocates, Ogres & Others Who've Made Their Mark in Our World
A collection of quirky and unusual facts about a variety of people, including Playboy cover models, humanity’s ancestors, and Catholic patron saints.

From the genealogy of the Bach family to a complete listing of team mascots, here are some of the most surprising and quirky facts about people ever. Find out who topped the music charts most, which U.S. president liked to swim nude, and who the world’s greatest philosophers are.

Who is . . .

 . . . Mother Shipton? A fifteenth-century witch who predicted the Great Fire of London and her own death.

 . . . Thomas Jennings? Abolitionist, inventor, and the first black man to hold a U.S. patent.

 . . . Jack C. Massey? One of only three people who knew Colonel Sanders’s secret recipe.

 . . . Saint Joseph of Cupertino? The patron saint of astronauts.

 . . . On a Friday? The band we know as Radiohead.
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The 5 W's: Who?: An Omnium-Gatherum of Popes & Playwrights, Dogs & Dukes, Actors & Advocates, Ogres & Others Who've Made Their Mark in Our World
A collection of quirky and unusual facts about a variety of people, including Playboy cover models, humanity’s ancestors, and Catholic patron saints.

From the genealogy of the Bach family to a complete listing of team mascots, here are some of the most surprising and quirky facts about people ever. Find out who topped the music charts most, which U.S. president liked to swim nude, and who the world’s greatest philosophers are.

Who is . . .

 . . . Mother Shipton? A fifteenth-century witch who predicted the Great Fire of London and her own death.

 . . . Thomas Jennings? Abolitionist, inventor, and the first black man to hold a U.S. patent.

 . . . Jack C. Massey? One of only three people who knew Colonel Sanders’s secret recipe.

 . . . Saint Joseph of Cupertino? The patron saint of astronauts.

 . . . On a Friday? The band we know as Radiohead.
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The 5 W's: Who?: An Omnium-Gatherum of Popes & Playwrights, Dogs & Dukes, Actors & Advocates, Ogres & Others Who've Made Their Mark in Our World

The 5 W's: Who?: An Omnium-Gatherum of Popes & Playwrights, Dogs & Dukes, Actors & Advocates, Ogres & Others Who've Made Their Mark in Our World

by Erin McHugh
The 5 W's: Who?: An Omnium-Gatherum of Popes & Playwrights, Dogs & Dukes, Actors & Advocates, Ogres & Others Who've Made Their Mark in Our World

The 5 W's: Who?: An Omnium-Gatherum of Popes & Playwrights, Dogs & Dukes, Actors & Advocates, Ogres & Others Who've Made Their Mark in Our World

by Erin McHugh

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A collection of quirky and unusual facts about a variety of people, including Playboy cover models, humanity’s ancestors, and Catholic patron saints.

From the genealogy of the Bach family to a complete listing of team mascots, here are some of the most surprising and quirky facts about people ever. Find out who topped the music charts most, which U.S. president liked to swim nude, and who the world’s greatest philosophers are.

Who is . . .

 . . . Mother Shipton? A fifteenth-century witch who predicted the Great Fire of London and her own death.

 . . . Thomas Jennings? Abolitionist, inventor, and the first black man to hold a U.S. patent.

 . . . Jack C. Massey? One of only three people who knew Colonel Sanders’s secret recipe.

 . . . Saint Joseph of Cupertino? The patron saint of astronauts.

 . . . On a Friday? The band we know as Radiohead.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781402792120
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Publication date: 11/22/2022
Series: The 5 W's Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
File size: 749 KB

About the Author

About The Author
Erin McHugh is a former publishing executive and the award-winning author of more than twenty books of popular nonfiction, trivia, and history. She has also written for many magazines, including Bloomberg News, TimeOut New York, Architectural Record, and Better Homes and Gardens. She lives in New York City.
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