The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community

Child-Rearing is Important

Having children is a huge thing in the Amish community. It's bizarre to find a married couple without a child. In fact, most communities make it a custom for women to have children. The only thing that stops them from having children is natural infertility. 

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The More You Know

  • There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea.
  • In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
  • A typical cloud weighs around 1.1 million pounds.
  • Your brain is sometimes more active when you're asleep than when you're awake.
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