In the process of working on the novel “The Scourge of God,” you often come across unusual material - interesting historical facts, original testimonies from contemporaries, funny observations that do not fit the content in format and cannot be meaningfully “woven” into the body of the work. At the same time, I, as an author, remain convinced that the materials found can arouse the interest of the reader, introducing him to bizarre ethnic and religious traditions and customs, strange twists and turns in the history of the regions of our country and foreign countries. In this regard, for the reader's review, below will be presented some of the working materials that seemed to me the most expressive and meaningful.