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The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind

The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful: Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind

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  • Create Date：2023-10-24 01:19:57
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  • Author：Milo Rossi
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Summary

The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful  features explanations of some of the most intriguing and entertaining facts from prehistory， ancient Egypt， the Industrial Revolution， and beyond。 

Discover a plethora of intriguing and entertaining facts from archaeology and history—brought to life with the author’s signature wit and levity。

In  The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful，  TikTok educator and Youtuber Milo Rossi presents an assortment of  funny and detailed anecdotes  of some of the more quotidian mysteries of life， such
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a mother in the Mesolithic period as the climate shifted， the seas rose， and wild game migrated？ Or what types of dogs paced the wide and narrow forest patches of North America as their masters constructed some of the largest earthen works in the world？ Or what meals were eaten under the trees of the old- growth forests of ancient Europe， how China accidentally invented standardized testing by refining their government， or what fashion trends shook the mining camps during the California gold rush？

 Coupled with engaging illustrations ， The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful  takes the saying “you learn something new every day” to a new extreme！
 

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Reviews

Annie ，

Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader。 The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is a fascinating， accessible， and well curated collection of facts gathered by Milo Rossi。 Released 3rd Oct 2023 by Quarto on their Wellfleet Press imprint， it's 256 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats。 This is an all-ages encyclopedia （mostly aimed at middle grades and older） chock full of interesting tidbits about human expansion and prehistory， innovation， natural history， and develop Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader。 The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is a fascinating， accessible， and well curated collection of facts gathered by Milo Rossi。 Released 3rd Oct 2023 by Quarto on their Wellfleet Press imprint， it's 256 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats。 This is an all-ages encyclopedia （mostly aimed at middle grades and older） chock full of interesting tidbits about human expansion and prehistory， innovation， natural history， and development。 The chapters are arranged thematically: prehistory， food & drink， animal domestication， play & leisure， rites & rituals， love & sexuality （age appropriate）， fashion & beauty， education & work， sickness & health， funerary rites （death）。 Each chapter has numerous short articles of a few paragraphs explaining interesting facets of social groups， traditions， and societies。 It's colorfully illustrated throughout。 There are no photographs， but line drawings enhance the text （see cover art）。 The author/publisher have also provided a fairly comprehensive bibliography and references as well as a cross-referenced index。 Four stars。 This would be a superlative choice for public or school library acquisition， home use， or gift giving。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more

Kris ，

This book was so funny and interesting to read。 There were hypothetical stories， short explanations， funny asides and under the radar humor。 Some would find the vastness of it unappealing but it organized itself into a light rather than dense read。#arc#netgalley#theencyclopediaoftheweirdandwonderful

Grace ，

I really enjoyed this， although with the interjection of facts in the middle of a sentence sometimes I did find it hard to follow along。 That's more of a personal preference as I am dyslexic I really enjoyed this， although with the interjection of facts in the middle of a sentence sometimes I did find it hard to follow along。 That's more of a personal preference as I am dyslexic 。。。more

The Sassy Bookworm ，

Book Review: The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful by Milo RossiRating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is a captivating and informative book that offers a delightful journey through time， exploring intriguing facts from various historical periods。 Written by TikTok educator and Youtuber Milo Rossi， this book is a treasure trove of funny and detailed anecdotes that shed light on the more curious aspects of our past。From prehistory to ancient Egypt， the Industrial Revolutio Book Review: The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful by Milo RossiRating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is a captivating and informative book that offers a delightful journey through time， exploring intriguing facts from various historical periods。 Written by TikTok educator and Youtuber Milo Rossi， this book is a treasure trove of funny and detailed anecdotes that shed light on the more curious aspects of our past。From prehistory to ancient Egypt， the Industrial Revolution， and beyond， Rossi takes readers on an enthralling adventure filled with wit and levity。 The book opens up a world of knowledge， sharing fascinating stories that will leave readers both entertained and educated。One of the highlights of this book is Rossi’s ability to bring history to life with his signature humor and engaging writing style。 The anecdotes he presents are not only informative but also entertaining， making it an enjoyable read for both history enthusiasts and casual readers alike。 The author’s knack for storytelling ensures that each page is filled with captivating narratives that keep readers hooked from start to finish。The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful covers a wide range of topics， including archaeology， ancient civilizations， and significant historical events。 Have you ever wondered about the daily lives of mothers in the Mesolithic period amidst shifting climates and rising seas？ Or what types of dogs roamed the forests of North America while their masters constructed monumental earthen works？ This book provides answers to these questions and delves into many other intriguing mysteries from our past。In addition to the engaging content， the visual appeal of this book is outstanding。 The cover captures attention with its vibrant design， and the same quality extends throughout the book。 The use of bright graphics， fun fonts， and an easy-to-read layout enhances the reading experience， making it visually pleasing and inviting。Fans of Milo Rossi’s social media accounts will find this book a delightful extension of his online presence。 His charismatic personality shines through in the writing， creating a connection between the author and the reader。 Even those who are not familiar with Rossi’s work will be captivated by his storytelling skills and infectious enthusiasm for history。In conclusion， The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful by Milo Rossi is an absolute gem for anyone interested in history， archaeology， or simply intrigued by the oddities of our past。 It combines informative content with engaging storytelling， ensuring that readers are both entertained and educated。 With its visually appealing design and humorous writing style， this book is a must-read for history enthusiasts and casual readers alike。 Prepare to be enthralled as you embark on a journey through time like no other。I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it！**ARC Via NetGalley** 。。。more

Carole ，

ExcellentGreat work and explanation of different cultures。 Milo has created a great general history of us all。 Loved it Well done

Michaela ，

These pages aren’t very exciting to look at， but the information they contain is very fascinating and engaging。 From household items to nature and beyond， these explanations are written in an easy to understand language and sometimes engaging storylines。 While it is not a book intended for the youngest among us， you can easily take some of the information and share it with those who are four and six and have them be excited about learning also。I received an advanced e-copy of this book from the These pages aren’t very exciting to look at， but the information they contain is very fascinating and engaging。 From household items to nature and beyond， these explanations are written in an easy to understand language and sometimes engaging storylines。 While it is not a book intended for the youngest among us， you can easily take some of the information and share it with those who are four and six and have them be excited about learning also。I received an advanced e-copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more

Kira ，

I received this book in exchange for a honest review from NetGalley。I liked this book a lot。 The writing is funny and informative。 Sometimes the topics were not delved in as deeply as I would have like but in general that is an issue with these kinds of "encyclopedia" type books。 Great for someone interested in weird and interesting facts！ I received this book in exchange for a honest review from NetGalley。I liked this book a lot。 The writing is funny and informative。 Sometimes the topics were not delved in as deeply as I would have like but in general that is an issue with these kinds of "encyclopedia" type books。 Great for someone interested in weird and interesting facts！ 。。。more

Lisa Gisèle ，

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are my own opinions。 The book matches its name。 It is full of unique information that is perfect for trivia addicts and projects that need a little uniqueness。 I do however wish there were more pictures to go with the information。 The illustrations did not do the items justice at times

Amanda ，

A delightfully quirky book full of interesting facts set out in an accessible and engaging way。 Enjoyed by myself and my children （9 & 11 years）。I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley。 I was not required to provide a review。

Rachel N ，

I had never come across Milo Rossi before - he is apparently a big star on Tik Tok - so I came into this blind and perhaps that shaped my reaction。 I found a lot of this book interesting but not exactly the 'weird and wonderful' that the title implied。 There was a good range of entries， all divided into categories such as food， fashion， education and health， and most of it was well written and well illustrated。 However I found the occasional story that was thrown in to be very distracting and un I had never come across Milo Rossi before - he is apparently a big star on Tik Tok - so I came into this blind and perhaps that shaped my reaction。 I found a lot of this book interesting but not exactly the 'weird and wonderful' that the title implied。 There was a good range of entries， all divided into categories such as food， fashion， education and health， and most of it was well written and well illustrated。 However I found the occasional story that was thrown in to be very distracting and unnecessary and I wasn't entirely sure of the target audience （I think perhaps it best suits younger readers and will make his massive following perfectly happy）。 An enjoyable read， though not all that weird！ 3。5 stars。Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the copy in return for an honest review。#TheEncyclopediaoftheWeirdandWonderful #NetGalley 。。。more

Lydia Timpson ，

An excellent and entertaining book that intersperses facts with mini-imagined scenarios to tell a story。 I liked the way it was set out with boxes to keep each section varied and the bright colours made it very attractive to the eye。It wasn't so easy to read on digital copy as you had to zoom in on every page but otherwise， it was a delightful read。 An excellent and entertaining book that intersperses facts with mini-imagined scenarios to tell a story。 I liked the way it was set out with boxes to keep each section varied and the bright colours made it very attractive to the eye。It wasn't so easy to read on digital copy as you had to zoom in on every page but otherwise， it was a delightful read。 。。。more

Akanksha Dutta （Athena Book Briefs） ，

I've been following Milo kn YouTube for a couple of months now， imagine my excitement when I saw his book on netgalley。 The insights and illustrations in the book are fascinating for adults and children alike。 Even if you have read full length books about these matters，the book acts like a ready reckoner to refresh your memory。Pre-history is my favourite era in human history， and the way the author humanises the narrative is amazing。 We tend to see this fossils and artefacts as such objects but I've been following Milo kn YouTube for a couple of months now， imagine my excitement when I saw his book on netgalley。 The insights and illustrations in the book are fascinating for adults and children alike。 Even if you have read full length books about these matters，the book acts like a ready reckoner to refresh your memory。Pre-history is my favourite era in human history， and the way the author humanises the narrative is amazing。 We tend to see this fossils and artefacts as such objects but they cement the fact that even centuries back， human emotions and motivations endure。 。。。more

Brandi ，

Overall， I think this book is fantastically laid out and the images and colors used are aesthetically pleasing。 The facts therein are indeed interesting and often overlooked in other fact books that often rely more on hard data。 However， I find it hard to focus on certain passages because of the half-narrative format。 It makes digging through to find the facts a little tough sometimes。 That being said， the stories are well written and the mood of the book is humorous and light。 Thank you to NetG Overall， I think this book is fantastically laid out and the images and colors used are aesthetically pleasing。 The facts therein are indeed interesting and often overlooked in other fact books that often rely more on hard data。 However， I find it hard to focus on certain passages because of the half-narrative format。 It makes digging through to find the facts a little tough sometimes。 That being said， the stories are well written and the mood of the book is humorous and light。 Thank you to NetGalley for providing access to an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Kristy ，

If you're familiar with and enjoy Milo's videos， you'll probably also really like this。I liked that he didn't focus on just one area of the world and instead discussed something from nearly every region。I didn't hate them， but I personally could have done without the stories that were made up about the context for some of the finds。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy。 If you're familiar with and enjoy Milo's videos， you'll probably also really like this。I liked that he didn't focus on just one area of the world and instead discussed something from nearly every region。I didn't hate them， but I personally could have done without the stories that were made up about the context for some of the finds。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy。 。。。more

Paige McNachtan ，

Do you enjoy having fun facts to talk about？ If so this book is a perfect way to find some fun/neat topics for interesting conversations。 The contents are grouped into topics ranging from animals to ancient civilizations。 I think that this is a great coffee table book！I was able to read this as an ARC on NetGalley， and am super glad I got to read it。

Debra Gaynor ，

I found this book disappointing。 I'm not sure what I expected but what I got wasn't it。 I found it uninteresting and boring。 The title is misleading。 I found this book disappointing。 I'm not sure what I expected but what I got wasn't it。 I found it uninteresting and boring。 The title is misleading。 。。。more

T ，

I stumbled across Milo Rossi only very recently and pretty much binged his entire YouTube channel in short order。 When he announced he had a book being published， I figured I’d order it once it was released and that was that。 Imagine my surprise that it is available on NetGalley。 All in all， in you’re a fan of his social media content， you will most likely enjoy this book。 It captures his voice and cadence。 If you’re not aware of who he is and have no reference to his delivery， it might be not a I stumbled across Milo Rossi only very recently and pretty much binged his entire YouTube channel in short order。 When he announced he had a book being published， I figured I’d order it once it was released and that was that。 Imagine my surprise that it is available on NetGalley。 All in all， in you’re a fan of his social media content， you will most likely enjoy this book。 It captures his voice and cadence。 If you’re not aware of who he is and have no reference to his delivery， it might be not as palatable to you。 There were a couple of grammatical errors and while the overall flow of the book took a minute for me to vibe with， Milo’s love of history and skills as an educator come through loud and clear。Net/net， if you’re a fan of Milo’s social media presence and have consumed all of his YouTube/TikTok content， this is just the written extension of both those mediums。 And with this first publication， it’s obvious that Milo will have a successful career as an author， too。Many thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for making a free copy available for review。 。。。more

Theediscerning ，

This has to go down as a very weird book itself – leave alone the promise of the title it has a singular approach to such trivia things， and a format that very much left me with something far removed from what I expected。 In such an encyclopaedia I would have thought the wacky， bizarre and perhaps outrageous would have been coming at me like bullets， but no。 The first chapter tells us of some prehistorical footprints we can date to blow the accepted arrival of man in the Americas out the water， This has to go down as a very weird book itself – leave alone the promise of the title it has a singular approach to such trivia things， and a format that very much left me with something far removed from what I expected。 In such an encyclopaedia I would have thought the wacky， bizarre and perhaps outrageous would have been coming at me like bullets， but no。 The first chapter tells us of some prehistorical footprints we can date to blow the accepted arrival of man in the Americas out the water， some centuries-old school-aged scribbles， some prehistorical toys， some cave art， and， er， Barbie （the doll， not the cinematic sexism）。 And before you think that a fine scattergun approach to things， that is the first tenth – the entirety of chapter one of ten， and not say the first two spreads。I mean， there is also hopscotch's history and how we became lacto-tolerant as a species （bar a few throwbacks）， but we get two pages per interesting thing， and not two paragraphs。 It really all seems too subjectively chosen to be an encyclopaedia， in anyone's language。 And then there's the other issue， which is irrelevant fictionalising。 Something about what food remains could be scientifically picked out of Pompeii is preceded by a pointless two pages （and a page of illustration） of fictional dialogue。 If you think the duration and therefore paucity of entries in an alleged encyclopaedia OK， you may well find some chunks of this are only worth a skip。That aside， I didn't really dislike this – I got to accept it for what it was， which was well-written， very interesting， and just massively mis-titled。 Taking us through the history of man via some of its much less talked-about aspects， we get a look at a world where we've been born， have grown， done this and that and sought the doctor about it， and died。 Yes， it does get very woke for little reason – pussy-footing about terms here and there， pegging the climate crisis on to polka dots for no reason， and having a snide dig at the British Museum （and none others…） for nobody's benefit， either。 But not even that could dissuade me from recommending this – it's just that you need to be expecting something other than the book's name suggests to get the most pleasure out of it。 。。。more

Phillip Cole ，

I'm a big fan of trivia， so a book called The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful caught my attention。 It lives up to its name as you can find all sorts of information about odd topics。 The colorful illustrations and graphics will hold the attention of all ages while the facts will give them something to think about。 The book covers all of history up until current time， and will keep readers busy for hours。 Anyone that wants to have some out of the way information on things will like this bo I'm a big fan of trivia， so a book called The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful caught my attention。 It lives up to its name as you can find all sorts of information about odd topics。 The colorful illustrations and graphics will hold the attention of all ages while the facts will give them something to think about。 The book covers all of history up until current time， and will keep readers busy for hours。 Anyone that wants to have some out of the way information on things will like this book。I received a free ARC of the book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Lauren ，

This was a delightfully interesting book filled with both the weird and the wonderful。 I learned a ton reading this book and I think younger ages would especially enjoy it。 The author writes well and engagingly， drawing the reader into all the incredible facts they describe。 4。5/5

Lea Columbus ，

I would like to thank Net galley and Well fleet press for the opportunity to read this book as an ARC。This is a unique type of book。 It is arranged as a group of topics- Food， animals etc and gives bits of witty information about each。 Some is from ancient civilizations， some more current， but all of it is interesting。 It is the kind of book that you can dip in and out of， and file away iinformation for a later date。 It was funny and well written！

Steve ，

I loved this book。 The entries are short and snappy， with humor and great illustrations。 This book is definitely not a staid encyclopedia。 Rossi did a great job in selecting the broad range of stories to tell， all of them interesting。 I fell into the trap of saying I would just read one more before doing something else。 It was never just one more - the book is that difficult to put down。 Thank you to Edelweiss and Wellfleet Press/Quarto Group for the digital review copy。

L ，

So cool that he has published this book。Can't wait to get it when it becomes available in my country。Thanks Milo！ So cool that he has published this book。Can't wait to get it when it becomes available in my country。Thanks Milo！ 。。。more

Alex ，

I may not be the first person to read this book， but I will be the first person to add it。

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