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The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful : Curious and Incredible Facts That Will Blow Your Mind.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rossi, Milo.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Curiosities and wonders.
- Technology--Miscellanea.
- Technology.
- Science--Miscellanea.
- Science.
- Genre:
- miscellanies.
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2023.
- Summary:
- The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful features over 100 illustrated explanations of some of the most intriguing and entertaining facts from life, culture, and a range of other fascinating topics.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Early Years
- The White Sands Prints
- Writing on the Walls
- Writing on the Walls . . . Again??
- The Little Bear
- Baby Bottles
- Vroom Vroom
- Onfim
- Hopscotch
- The Queen of the Toy Store
- Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
- The Hallstatt Stew
- Bone Stew
- Food Frozen in Time
- Champagne of the Sea
- How Not to Make Wine
- Work with What You Got
- Our Best Friends
- Rats of the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the Pigeon
- Pulling His Weight
- The Dogs of Turtle Island
- A Tomb Fit for a Dog
- The Berenice Pet Cemetery
- King Tut's Ducks
- RIP, Rip
- Cher Ami
- Play and Leisure
- Divje Babe Flute
- Just a Shadow on the Wall
- The Mysterious Shellfish Game
- The Royal Game of Ur
- The Many Mancalas
- Stickball
- The Lone Board Game
- Life in Stereoscope
- The Most Popular Game in the World
- Rites and Rituals
- Walkabout
- Upanayana
- Nanggol
- The Sunrise Ceremony
- Ulwaluko
- This is Sparta?
- White Sage
- Guan Li
- A Tale of Tails
- Love and Sexuality
- Fourth Finger on the Left
- Dowry About It
- Pre-Columbian "Marriage"?
- Ain't No Cupid
- Hijras
- Tabua
- What's in a Name?
- Saw That Coming
- Fashion and Beauty
- From the Heavens Above
- Spin Me a Yarn
- Fashion with a Bite
- I Love Gold
- Tyrian Purple
- The Kuosi Society
- Tā Moko
- Indian Yellow
- Polka Dots
- The Crinoline
- Forever in Blue Jeans
- Education and Work
- We Love Leather
- The Oldest Job
- Revenge of the Red Pen
- Ancient Egyptian Late-for-Work Notices
- A Bad Review
- The First Exam
- Fraternity in Ancient Athens
- Oh Honey, Honey
- We Love Latin
- Aztec Education
- Reading Between the Lines
- Into the Belly of the Beast
- Sickness and Health
- The Borneo Amputation
- The Poulnabrone Baby
- Cabbage: The Greatest Thing Ever
- A Real Headache.
- Defeating a Giant
- The Ride of a Lifetime
- Pins and Needles
- An Unholy War
- Blowing Your Nose
- Selling Snake Oil
- Memento Mori
- Upward Sun River Mouth Child
- Till Death Do Us Part . . . and Then Some
- Death Standing
- The Spiral Burial
- Ngaben
- Famadihana
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Abebu Adekai
- Going Green
- Within the Wildflowers
- References
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Rossi, Milo The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful
- ISBN:
- 9780760380017
- 0760380015
- OCLC:
- 1397570745
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