The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community

Cancer-Free

Due to harsh rules of eating organically and abstaining from alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs, cancer diagnoses are very rare for Amish folks. The children of the community also rarely suffer from asthma and allergies. Sticking to strict rules may be tough, but it's definitely good in the long run.

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The More You Know

  • The youngest parents in the world were aged 8 and 9.
  • A man sued Pepsi claiming he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve a mouse in 30 days, and showed his can was purchased 74 days after being manufactured.
  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • Male seahorses bear their young.
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