The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community

The Amish, in Numbers

The Amish community first immigrated to North America in the early 1700s. Their main settlement was in central Pennsylvania. As of today, there are over 300,000 Amish living in the U.S. and Canada. They are most centralized in Pennsylvania! 

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The More You Know

  • In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
  • People don’t sneeze in their sleep due to their brain shutting down the reflex.
  • Great white sharks are so scared of killer whales that they'll avoid an area for up to a year after spotting one.
  • Pittsburgh is the only city where all three major sports teams share the same colors.
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