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'In the Beginning' a Guide for the Curious

Have you ever wondered who invented the dishwasher? Or who was the first person ever to go on a diet? Those answers and more are part of a new book from mental_floss magazine, In the Beginning: From Big Hair to the Big Bang, mental_floss Presents a Mouthwatering Guide to the Origins of Everything.

Editor Will Pearson talks to Andrea Seabrook about the book.

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