As the title suggests, The Giant Book Of Weird Facts, contains a huge list of wacky and weird facts about the world that we live in. The facts range from the craziest events to the funniest people. The Giant Book Of Weird Facts is packed with interesting, entertaining, educational and fun things to read. You'll get everything from the weird to the wonderful and from the horrible to the hilarious. Facts such as: The fear of the number 666 has a name; hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia. The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was burned down in 356 BC by a single man who wanted to be famous. The Ephesians condemned him to death and to have his name forgotten, but a writer still passed it down to posterity.