The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful (eBook)

Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind

Milo Rossi (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2023
256 Seiten
Wellfleet Press (Verlag)
978-0-7603-8001-7 (ISBN)

Infos

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.Milo Rossi, the inquisitive mind behind the popular @miniminuteman on TikTok and YouTube, invites you to consider our own place in the long timeline of human development with this collection of anecdotes that shares the foibles, joys, and heartbreaks of being human (and an odd Neanderthal or two).With chapters organized by the different stages and aspects of lifechildhood, 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, deathdive into a treasure trove of intriguing facts and stories, including: The Paleolithic cave art of a five-year-old girlWhat you would have eaten in ancient PompeiiThe surprising and stinky origins of royal Tyrian purple dyeOl' Rip, the immortal (?) horned lizard from TexasHow to win a round of the Royal Game of Ur, a nearly 5,000-year-old board gameAnd much more!Covering various facets of everyday life, The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is sure to make you laugh, provide some spark to your next conversation, and, maybe, even give you a new perspective on how best to live this thing called life.TheWonderpedia seriesoffers comprehensive, display-worthy illustrated references on a range of intriguing topics, including archeological discoveries, world mythology, pop culture, global superstitions, and the fascinating stories behind signs and symbols. A cross-cultural exploration of what makes humans tick, this series magnifies the connective threads between us across time and geography and demystifies the surprising, confounding sides of life.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.10.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 500 color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Schlagworte: 500 • academic • Almanac • Amazing • amazing facts • Answers • Antiquity • archaeology • Archeology • Awesome • bathroom reader • believe it • Bermuda Triangle • big book • bite sized • bizarre • Book • boredom buster • Bus • captivating • Car • children • Christmas • clever history • Collection • Compendium • conversation starter • coolest • Crazy • Cultural • curated • curiosities, imponderables & wonders • curious minds • debunk • deep dive • dna tests • eclectic • engaging • everything • exploration • extraordinary • factivities • family reference • Fantastic • fascinating • Father's Day • Father's day gift • for curious people • for dad • fun fact compendium • Gift • Hidden • History • Holiday • Homeschooling • Horror • how does this work • how to • illustrated encyclopedia • impress family and friends • incredible • Insane • interesting • interesting exploration • interesting things • Kids • Knowledge • Knowledgeable • learning • Melatonin • mind-blowing • Minuteman • Mystery • Nature • need to know • Not • not boring • on the plane • ouija boards • People • pet facts • Plant • Pop culture • present • present for dad • Quiz night • Random • random stuff • read • records • Reference • Ride • Road Trip • Science • Secret Santa • silly • Stories • story behind • summer reading • Surprising • things • things to know • TikTok • Top Secret • train • travel activity • treasure trove • trending topics • Trends • Trivia • trivia & fun facts • trivia games • True • unbelievable • unusual • variety • white elephant • why • Wild • World • yankee swap • you've always wondered about
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-8001-5 / 0760380015
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-8001-7 / 9780760380017