The Unexpected Rules and Customs of the Amish Community

Electricity-Free

Since electricity is considered a modern-day technology, most communities forbid the use of it. Recently, more and more communities have let little things like phones slide. Some households are able to share one phone. The phone is kept in a shack outside of the home and can only be used at certain times of the day.

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The More You Know

  • Some cats are allergic to people.
  • 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.
  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
  • LEGO has an underground vault with every set ever made.
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