The people of this country are very hospitable, but they have a strange custom: they shave their heads and beards.
Greatest medieval traveler
Describing a custom in some regions, from 'Rihla'
c. 1330
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Humorous"The Sultan of this country has a thousand wives, and he treats them all equally."
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Strange & Unusual