Step aside, dusty textbooks - History of Weird cracks open the crypt of the strange, the obscure, and the just plain unbelievable corners of world history. From monarchs who went mad with power to wars fought over pastries, this trivia-packed collection is your backstage pass to the forgotten freak show of the past.

In these pages, you'll meet eccentric emperors, cursed objects, ancient sci-fi dreamers, and scandalous secrets that never made it into the classroom. With 1,001 true tales presented in short, fascinating anecdotes, this book is designed to surprise, amuse, and arm you with the kind of dinner party trivia that guarantees raised eyebrows and second drinks.

Perfect for lovers of fun facts, curious minds, and trivia night champions, History of Weird doesn't just teach history - it delights in its chaos.

Inside, you'll explore 21 unforgettable topics, including:

• Strange Rulers & Mad Monarchs - Power-hungry, paranoid, and just plain peculiar leaders

• Weird Wars & Absurd Battles - Fights started over insults, desserts, and sheer incompetence

• Bizarre Beliefs & Ancient Superstitions - From corpse trials to moon madness

• Forgotten Inventions & Obsolete Tech - Genius ideas that never caught on

• Deadly Fads & Dangerous Trends - Fashion and health crazes that killed

• Odd Jobs of History - Real people paid to sniff armpits, eat sins, and chase geese

• Cursed Objects, Buildings & Books - Haunted paintings, doomed palaces, and pages that kill

• Eccentric Thinkers, Scientists & Scholars - Brilliant minds with bizarre habits

• Revolting Royals & Scandalous Nobility - Feuds, affairs, and royal meltdowns

• Historical Hoaxes, Lies & Conspiracies - Fake emperors, phantom islands, and forged relics

• Animal Oddities in History - Pigeons with medals, pigs on trial, and exploding bats

• Weird Crimes & Outlandish Punishments - Cheese murders, dancing plagues, and elephant executions

• Sex, Love & Strange Romances - Odd laws, royal lovers, and misunderstood marriages

• Gross History: Hygiene, Plagues & Strange Cures - From poop pills to perfume baths

• World-Changing Mistakes & Accidents - Typos, wrong turns, and oops-that-ended-empires

• Oddball Religious Rites & Cults - Flying monks, dancing saints, and fireproof prophets

• Weird Foods & Dining Habits - Flamingo tongues, soup on coffins, and beer for breakfast

• Time-Traveling Texts & Premodern Sci-Fi - Ancient writings that predicted space travel, robots, and more

• Historical Firsts That Make You Go 'Huh?' - Before it was normal, it was deeply weird

• The American Civil War (The Weird Edition) - Picnic battles, prophetic dreams, and oddball generals

• Vanished Civilizations & Lost Legends - Forgotten empires, sunken cities, and myths that might be real

Whether you read it cover to cover or just flip to a random page for a jolt of historic absurdity, History of Weird is your passport to the side of history that textbooks left behind - where the facts are strange, the stories are true, and the weirdness never ends.