World's worst poet Infographic

Art is subjective, but this guy sucks.

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Most erotic cooking instructions Infographic

Important historical research, now in infographic form!

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Most erotic cooking instructions

The Most erotic cooking instructions are the 14th Century Persian book الغذاء ليالي الصحراوية الطويلة (roughly translated as "Food for long desert nights"), by an unknown author. It is only legal in 57 countries to print 3 extracts from the book.

This bound copy of the book was being used by Issamm Joabchim to produce a French translation for publication in Belgium in 1753, when his cottage exploded. When the book was the only thing to be found intact in the wreckage, it was confiscated by the Vatican as being a "Satanic Appendage". Image supplied by -MRTN-

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World's worst poet

The world’s worst poet is Guistaffe Archburger, of Brussels in Belgium. He was awarded the title by a panel of judges in 1953, in recognition of his work The Belly-Dancer’s Colanders. This epic, 732-page work recounts a journey from his studio to the local street market to buy a sack of cat litter. Accepting the award, Archburger declared, “Some would be ashamed of collecting this award. I am far too pretentious to care. I would like to thank the panel, as I had not even realised that every line in the poem ended with the word ‘fortnight’ until they pointed it out.”

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