While attempts at going to outer space and exploring the cosmos, or diving deep into our vast oceans and trying to figure out where the heck is Nemo are all fine and dandy, but there’s more to learn about the world we live in than just physical exploration.
Take learning about cultures, religion, and just all things societies, for instance. Humans are complicated beings in general, but the social and societal structures we’ve built is the same vast vat of everything as is the ocean deep and space infinite.
People on AskReddit were curious about these exact things in a now-viral thread, where u/yahyahashash asked the lovely people of Reddit to share things they’ve discovered about a different culture or religion that completely blew their minds.
Over 9,400 comments later, we have a slew of fun facts and bizarre insights into how humans function on a cultural and religious level, blowing even more minds along the way. Scroll down to check the best of the best answers to the question, and be sure to upvote, comment, and share your thoughts and things you have learned in the comment section below!
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#1 In Sikhism, The Turban Is A Symbol Of Total Equality
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#2 Jesus Is The Most Mentioned Person In The Quran
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#3 Buddha Has Snails Protecting His Head So He Could Meditate In The Scorching Sun
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#4 In South Korea, Both Girls And Boys Hold Hands And Nobody Cries Homophobia At It
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#5 There's A Specific Time Of "Past Tense" In Turkish Called "Gossip Tense"
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#6 Mandarin, Cantonese, And Other Chinese Dialects Have The Same Written Language, But Are Mutually Unintelligible
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#7 In Buddhism, The Question Of A "Universal Creator" Doesn't Really Matter
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#8 Pingelap Atoll, The Micronesian Island Of The Colorblind
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#9 Late Living Habits Of The Spanish
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#10 Not Everyone In The World Eats Rice
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#11 Our Internal Visualization Of Time More Or Less Follows The Direction Of Writing
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#12 A Lot Of Americans Heavily Rely On Cars To Get Around
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#13 India Has More Than 200 Languages And Dialects
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#14 In Denmark, People Often Leave Strollers With Their Kids Outside
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#15 Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian—Essentially The Same Language
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#16 There's A Certain Routine You Have To Go Through When Picking Up A Call In Switzerland
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#17 Water Is Free In Restaurants In Some Parts Of The World
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#18 De-Brancing A Tree, Decorating It, And Strapping The Tree To The House Of A Love Interest... In Germany
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#19 Whether People Treat You, Or Your Treat People On Your Birthday Depends On The Culture
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#20 There Are Several Versions Of The Bible Depending On The Christian Denomination
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#21 An Untranslatable Word In Russian That Roughly Means A Feeling Of Intense Mental Anguish, Often With No Explainable Cause
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#22 Some Hindy Rituals Involve Slamming Coconuts
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#23 Taiwan Temple Communities Consist Of Lost Boys And "Society's Rejects"
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#24 Some Americans Have Garbage Disposals In Their Sinks
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#25 Tipping Is A Must In Canada
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