Ancestor worship (more accurately, ancestor reverence) is based on the beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living. Ancestor veneration is one of the most unifying aspects of Vietnamese culture, as practically all Vietnamese, regardless of religious affiliation have an ancestor altar in their home or business, a nice custom of Vietnamese people. In every household, the ancestor altar is installed in the most solemn location.
I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first. "I'll have the rump steak, rare, please." He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?" "Nah, she can order for herself." And that's when the fight started.....
The alligator was tied and the man was holding it, but the store’s owner was concerned that the alligator could get loose and hurt someone. The owner was scared because he had never seen this kind of animal in the store before. The owner told the man to leave but the man wouldn’t.
In our modern age of advanced medicine, heart attacks, unfortunately, are still not rare. They can happen to anyone, at any age. In fact, these days heart attacks have become the leading cause of death, especially in women.
Echolocation is the ability to 'see' with sound using sound to sense the surrounding area and detect obstacles. Usually bats and a few marine mammals exhibit echolocation. But, in recent research it was determined that, like these animals, blind people could also see with their 'natural' echolocation ability.
If you scrape your knee or break a bone, your body will naturally heal itself, so why not your teeth? Once those unsightly black spots show up on our molars, most of us think there’s only one solution: the dentist. Yet although the majority of people will just cringe and bear all the drillings and fillings, there are a few who’ve questioned our assumptions. Their reasoning is this: if the rest of our body can heal itself, then it stands to reason that our teeth will as well. And if our teeth can heal, there must be steps we can take to help them along.
A stress gene has been linked to having a higher risk of dying from a heart attack or heart disease.
There's a man in Ohio who has a bizarre addiction. He loves to eat glass. This is not to garner attention or guarantee him celebrity attention in a Las Vegas show. No, he eats glass and can't stop doing it.
During Obama’s speech, experts say he looked as if he was trying to swat flies away from his face.
A MAN who won $40 million in the lottery says he is giving all the money away to charity.