The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions
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9781838992736
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Throughout history humans have been challenging themselves against each other. Who could be the fastest? The strongest? The cleverest? While this was going on some other people decided to create epic contests that were well, a little bit more unusual.
Welcome to the extraordinary world of competitions, introduced by podcaster and expert fact-finder Anna Goldfield! Inside this non-fiction book prepare to get your mind blown by:
The people that take ironing boards up mountains
A spectacular pumpkin rowing race
Beauty pageants for camels!
Through the stories of these awesome competitions readers will learn about the societies that created them, and the amazing traditions that inspired them.