I would like to introduce you with couple of the most unusual groups of people.
1. WaYao - clearly they are not the most usual human beings. The Yao people or waYao are a major ethnic and linguistic group based at the southern end of Lake Malawi in Africa. These people played an important part in the history of East Africa during the 19th century. The waYao are a predominantly Muslim people group of about 2 million spread over Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
2. Surma people - Surma women have the weirdest mouths in the world. Surma is the collective name for the Suri, the Mursi and the Me'en with a total population of more than 186,000. Suri is the name of a sedentary pastoral people while Mursi is the name of closely related sedentary pastoral peopleSuri or Shuri is the name of a sedentary pastoral people whose language is over 80% cognate with Suri. Here you can get a closer look to them ( WARNING: May contain some disturbing pictures)
3. Hamer people
Hamer are tribal people in southwestern Ethiopia. Cow jumping is a rite of passage for men, that must be done before a man is permitted to marry. The man-to-be must "jump the cattle" four times to be successful and only castrated male cattle and cows may be used to jump over. This test is performed while naked as a symbol of the childhood he is about to leave behind him. Upon completion of the test, the young man joins the ranks of the maza – a group of men who recently passed the test. They will spend together the next few months of their lives in supervising the events in villages throughout the Hamer territory. In this video you can see this ritual as a part of wedding.
4. Bushmen - Have you seen the film “The Gods Must Be Crazy”? You’ll learn more about the Bushmen if you’’ see the film. The indigenous people of southern Africa are variously referred to as Bushmen, San, Sho, Barwa, Kung, or Khwe. These people were traditionally hunter-gatherer. They switched to farming as mandated by the government for modernization programs.
And there is a little insight in the lives of Bushmen
4. Bushmen - Have you seen the film “The Gods Must Be Crazy”? You’ll learn more about the Bushmen if you’’ see the film. The indigenous people of southern Africa are variously referred to as Bushmen, San, Sho, Barwa, Kung, or Khwe. These people were traditionally hunter-gatherer. They switched to farming as mandated by the government for modernization programs. 
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