Bizarre World: A Collection of the World's Creepiest, Strangest, and Sometimes Most Hilarious Traditions

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Atlas Obscura meets 1001 Facts to Scare the Sh*t Out of You in this serious survey of the most bizarre, creepy, and sometimes hilarious customs from cultures around the world.

Every culture handles life differently. From the blackening of the bride in Scotland and the custom of not looking babies in the eyes in Kenya, to enlisting geese as part of the police squad in China and the tradition of children eating bread with chocolate sprinkles for breakfast in Amsterdam, there are so many unique behaviors all across the world.

In Bizarre World, journey across the globe to understand how various cultures approach everything from grief, beauty standards, food, parenting, death, stress management, happiness, and more. Many customs may seem perfectly sane, while others, not so much. Some are just downright strange, funny, or weird.

Theres so much to discover about the people around us and the beliefs they hold. Let Bizarre World be your armchair guide to a different way of life with quick facts and did you knows that will leave you saying, huh, thats strange.

Reviews

Interesting takes readers on a journey to understand how different cultures approach happiness, parenting, death, grief and more.

The Badass Writer
So much fun.

Nerdy Girl Express
Fascinating!
Reading For Sanity

Author Bio

E. Reid Ross resides in Maryland and is a columnist/editor atCracked. Hes no scientist, thats for sure, but with a background in military intelligence and law enforcement, hes not just the author this book needs, hes exactly the one it deserves.