The encyclopedia of the weird and wonderful : curious and incredible facts that will blow your mind
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-247) and index.

Take an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past. No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history. With chapters organized by the different stages and aspects of life—childhood, food and drink, friendship, play and leisure, rites and rituals, love and sexuality, fashion and beauty, education and work, sickness and health, and, of course, death—dive into a treasure trove of intriguing facts and stories, including: the Paleolithic cave are of a five-year-old girl, what you would have eaten in ancient Pompeii, the surprising and stinky origins of the royal Tyrian purple dye, Ol' Rip, the immortal (?) horned lizard from Texas, how to win a round of the Royal Game of Ur, a nearly 5,000-year-old board game, and so much more!