The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community

Amish vs Mennonite

For those who are unaware, the Amish and Mennonites are not the same groups of people. Although both cultures are Anabaptists, they live by starkly different ideas and rules. Mennonites are able to live in modern communities and own certain technologies, for example. 

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The More You Know

  • There's a word for tapping someone on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them.
  • It's a tradition in Ireland that if you donated a pint of blood, they give you a pint of Guinness to replace the iron.
  • The patient in the game Operation has a name.
  • In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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