Have you ever rubbed a frog on your freckles?, , Trivia fans and fun fact fanatics will adore this fascinating, flickable encyclopedia of superstitions! Richard Webster presents over five hundred of the most obscure, curious, and just-plain-freaky superstitions of the Western world., , Discover batty beliefs about baldness, beans, and the Bermuda Triangle, and peculiar practices regarding hiccups, hearses, and hunchbacks. From modern myths to centuries-old lore, The Encyclopedia of Superstitions offers a wealth of wonderfully weird beliefs on just about every topic you can imagine: HolidaysBirthDeathWeddingsColorsGemstonesTreesFlowersFairiesWeatherNumbersAnimalsBirdsInsectsHousehold ItemsZodiac SignsGamblingThe Human BodyFood, , Praise:, "[T]his reference makes for compulsive browsing."―Publishers Weekly