The experiment, although controversial, was useful in showing the impact of early traumatic experiences and how those experiences can ultimately shape our emotional responses.
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Dearly Departed: Chinese Ghost Weddings and Corpse Brides
Chinese culture is deeply rooted in beliefs surrounding ancestry worship, and one of the more unique traditions is the practice of ghost weddings. This ritual stems from the belief that deceased, unmarried sons are doomed to an eternity of loneliness if their families do not find a bride for them in the afterlife.
The Kooky Ketchup Cure-All
Wouldn’t it really be something though to cure your aches and pains by eating french fries with a side of ketchup?
From Hearse to Hospital: Funeral Homes and Emergency Transportation Services
Ambulances did not always look like the ones we see today, large rectangular vehicles with flashing sirens. As with most things, the ambulance changed little by little over the course of many years. Perhaps one of the strangest facts about the history of emergency transportation services was that funeral homes use to be the primary…Read more »