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Introduction Is it true that no two countries with a McDonalds have ever gone to war? No it is not true, in fact quite a few countries with a McDonalds have gone to war. Where did this theory come from? The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization is a 1999 book by Thomas L. […] More
I always travel in my spare time to taste wired foods of the world and one of my favourite thing to do. From Chinese street foods to Indian street foods, I found some wired foods whilst my travel to Australia. The Aussie verifiably had a terrible rep for its food, yet things have changed and […] More
I admit, I went a bit far with the title in terms of comparing two very different cultures. But you know what? Sometimes people from opposite parts of the world can have common traditions without knowing it. As a result of my dizzying travels around the world, I’ve learned that both groups have at least one […] More
There are a number of foods that are either so rancid, so poisonous, or both that you honestly wonder how they were discovered in the first place. We present Hakarl – the food that stinks of piss. I’ll never forget when I first read about puffer fish from Japan and how many people it killed. […] More
At the end of the 1950’s there was a lot of dick swinging between the USA and the Soviet Union about whether communism or capitalism was better. Now, whilst history has taught us it was communism, back then it caused fierce debate. During the debates, America was allowed to showcase capitalism in Russia, with the […] More
Cuba is a tropical country. When you think of it, you think of sun, sandy beaches, palm trees and plenty of scantily clad people. Oh, and communism. You also probably think about the fact that Cuba is one of the only remaining Marxist-Leninist states that happens to be right under America’s nose and which was […] More
At Weird World Wire, we suggest drinking responsibly, just kidding we don’t care. We have though compiled a list of the top ten selling brands of liquor in the world. The research was hard and gruelling, and follows on from our “research” into the world’s best-selling beer. Strap in and get ready to be very […] More
Wild Frog in Cambodia is a Khmer delicacy, AKA weird food enjoyed throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia. We tried it, so you don’t have to. My time in Cambodia has been quite the weird food odyssey, with me consuming bats (not bat soup mind), worms, and other bugs during my stay here. One might ask […] More
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