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

  • 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.
  • When Boris Yeltsin met President Clinton in 1995, his first question was "Do you think O.J. did it?"
  • Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd dusted off their Ghostbusters costumes to visit a terminally ill child who was a fan of the film and wanted to meet them.
  • Bloodhounds are great marathoners.
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