Lindbergh's Artificial Heart
More Fascinating True Stories
from Einstein’s Refrigerator
by Steve Silverman
List of Stories in Lindbergh's Artificial Heart:
- The U.S. Camel Brigade – Something seems just a little out of place here.
- The Flubber Fiasco – You just can’t keep a good toy down.
- Philo Farnsworth – How one boy changed the world…
- The Great Toilet Paper Shortage – Blame it all on Johnny Carson.
- Fight! – Why you should never scream that word in a crowded room.
- The Exploding Whale – Son of Blubber takes flight…
- The Peshtigo Fire – You’ve never heard of it because a cow stole the spotlight.
- The Horrors of DHMO – This stuff is just downright scary.
- The Matchstick Man – The most unusual instrument collection in the world.
- Eveready Batteries – He gave the company away to work on model trains.
- Murderous Mary – The day Mary the Elephant was hanged.
- Pez – Available in Eucalyptus, Peppermint, and Chlorophyll flavors!
- Rubber Duckies – The quack heard around the world.
- Pink Flamingos – So tacky, yet so cool.
- Barbequing – Who really needs lighter fluid?
- Lindbergh’s Artificial Heart – He was more than a famous pilot.
- Reginald Fessenden – The world’s first radio broadcaster.
- Photographic Film – Eastman-Kodak’s big loss.
- The Photocopier – The invention that nobody wanted.
- Neil Armstrong – Was he really the first to walk on the moon?
- AstroNOTS – Did they really have the right stuff?
- Mayday at 41,000 Feet – Watch those units…
- Sir Alfred – He’s still there.
- The Miracle Man – Almost does count…
- 1904 Olympics – These games were a sideshow in every sense.
- Ota Benga – The guy that lived in a cage at the zoo.
- Charles Ponzi – Double your money in 90 days.
- The New English – Good luck understanding this one.
- Murphy’s Law – It figures.
- Arbor Day – A forgotten tradition.
- The Electric Pickle – Lets hear it for pickle power!
- Hiroo Onoda – Hey! The war is over.
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