{"id":1156,"date":"2021-09-20T06:50:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2021-09-17T11:02:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T18:02:57","slug":"more-surprising-stories-behind-everyday-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/more-surprising-stories-behind-everyday-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"More Surprising Stories Behind Everyday Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/moresurprisingstorieseverydaystuff-595x595.jpg?resize=525%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15161\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>More Surprising Stories Behind Everyday Stuff<\/em><br \/>\nby Stephanie Warren Drimmer (Author)<br \/>\n<em>@ <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EqLDNz\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6037\/9781426338656\">Bookshop<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781426338656?aff=anasuen09\">IndieBound<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Booktalk:<\/strong> From familiar foods and common clothing items to bizarre beauty regimens and quirky products, prepare to be amazed by the surprising backstories behind the things you use or do every day!  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Snippet:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/moresurprisingstorieseverydaystuff1-595x298.jpg?resize=525%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"263\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15162\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/nonfiction.monday.jpg?resize=158%2C111\" alt=\"Nonfiction Monday\" width=\"158\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nonfiction Monday!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Surprising Stories Behind Everyday Stuff by Stephanie Warren Drimmer (Author) @ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound Booktalk: From familiar foods and common clothing items to bizarre beauty regimens and quirky products, prepare to be amazed by the surprising backstories behind the things you use or do every day! 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