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Yeehoo Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"Sir Francis Drake, a murderous pirate working for the Queen of England in the 16th century, was the second person in the world known to sail around the globe. On a quest to steal treasures, hunt for spices, and annoy the King of Spain as much as possible, Francis and his crew aboard the Golden Hind might not have been the first, but they were certainly the wackiest. Follow his travels full of perils, pongs, and penguins, and learn a little history...
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Publisher
Yeehoo Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Alfred Russel Wallace may not have been the first in the world to come up with the theory we now know as evolution, but he still made huge contributions to the world of science as the second. In the pursuit of knowledge and insects for his collection, he discovered thousands of living things previously unknown to science, had some animals named after him (including a flying frog and a jewel beetle!), and even maintained a friendship with the scientist...
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Publisher
Yeehoo Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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Did you know that it's debatable who invented the telephone? Several people may have been first, and although only a matter of hours separated the filing of patents for the telephone between Elisha Gray (first) and Alexander Graham Bell (second) on the 14th of February, 1876, Bell had physically created a transmitter while Elisha's prototype was still in the works. Despite losing this particular race, Gray kept inventing his entire life and developed...
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