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All About History - Book of Weird History (gnv64)
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All About History - Book Of Weird History
English | PDF | 132pages | 19.5 mb

There are some moments in history that steal news headlines and are remembered through the ages. But what about the forgotten intrigues and everyday oddities that have shaped our world? Transcending time periods and time zones, the Book of Weird History collates the strangest facts, stories and creations of all time. Tour memorable societies and meet eccentric characters, learning how their lives and lifestyles impacted the world as we know it. Fun and accessible, it will capture the imagination and give you a history lesson you won’t forget.

Life & Death
12 Afterlife assured by grim death ritual
14 Love duel conducted via hot air balloons
14 Wartime weapon drives victims itching mad
15 Ramesses the Great fathered 140


Crime & Punishment
36 Prisoners punished with a workout?
39  Ladies knitted as the guillotine dropped mark years later
40  London?s serial pin-pricking pervert attacks 50
42  Wrong-doers dealt their just desserts
46  Princess imposters claim kinship.....

Inventions & Discoveries
60 Gas-proof pram protects toddlers
62  Age-old intimates  & undergarments  exposed
64  20,000 killed on Nazi rocket production line
65  First vending machine  for holy water


Health and Medicines
84 Crazy contraptions used by doctors
86 Medieval barbers moonlighted as dentists
87 ?Bless you? issued as a plague deterrent

Sports, Art & Entertainment
106 Circus stallions dive for an audience
108 Barbie?s 2,000-yearold predecessor
108 Romans kill time with brutal amusements
109 Sinatra?s street-
 
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