Die erste Achterbahn der Welt und andere erstaunliche Erfindungen

Record-breaking inventions from around the world that you won't find in any history book. The inventions featured in this humorous non-fiction book for children are simply fun, especially because they are all record-breaking: For example, the Empire State Building, which at 440 meters is so close to the clouds that it gets struck by lightning more than 25 times a year! Or the predecessor of the bicycle, which aimed to replace horses on the roads. The draisine – named after its German inventor Karl Drais – was made of wood and didn't yet have pedals. Who would have thought that the world's first flush toilet was invented 400 years ago by the godchild of Queen Elizabeth I? And what color did the oldest wool socks in the world, made in Egypt 1,700 years ago, have? A non-fiction book for children featuring the very first, funniest, fastest, and tallest inventions in the world that you definitely won't find in any other history book!.