The encyclopedia of the weird and wonderful : curious and incredible facts that will blow your mind
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Author
Contributors
Marks, Terry illustrator.
Status
Tuba City Public Library - Non-Fiction
031.02 R833e
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031.02 R833e
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Book
Physical Desc
255 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-247) and index.
Description
"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 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 art of a five-year-old girl
What you would have eaten in ancient Pompeii
The surprising and stinky origins of 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 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. " -- Provided by publisher
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rossi, M., & Marks, T. (2023). The encyclopedia of the weird and wonderful: curious and incredible facts that will blow your mind . Wellfleet Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rossi, Milo and Terry Marks. 2023. The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts That Will Blow Your Mind. Wellfleet Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rossi, Milo and Terry Marks. The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts That Will Blow Your Mind Wellfleet Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rossi, Milo, and Terry Marks. The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts That Will Blow Your Mind Wellfleet Press, 2023.
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