What was the first toy advertised on TV? Who was the first Star Wars character to speak? Is the Baby Ruth candy bar really named after the legendary baseball player? When was the very first selfie taken? Learn the answers to all of these things and more facts you probably never knew in 254 Cool Facts You Probably Never Knew. Liam Willis is a junior high student in a rural Texas town. He became fascinated with facts and trivia at a young age and has read dozens of fact books. In 254 Cool Facts, he shares the best of the best...and debunks a few that are widely thought to be facts but aren't. 254 Cool Facts You Probably Never Knew is Liam Willis's first book.