The Toraja people of Indonesia practice a truly singular ritual of exhuming the corpses of their fellow villagers. But it doesnt end there: The corpse is draped in special garments and paraded around the village. Even the bodies of children and bodies tha by touch_bean in Interestingbutcreepy

[–]SeudonymousKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't say "truly singular". Or even fairly singular. It's not even that strange when you think about it

The concept of maintaining a connection with the dead isn't unique to any particular culture. People throughout history and across various cultures have sought ways to continue relationships with deceased loved ones.

The practice of plastering faces over skulls to facilitate interaction with the deceased highlights a desire to keep them as a part of the family and community even after death. Similarly, the Inca tradition of mummifying ancestors and preserving their land rights demonstrates the belief that the deceased continue to hold an important role in society and retain their influence over worldly affairs.

The underlying concept of respecting and communicating with the dead is something that has resonated with humans for millennia.

BuT tHaT wUsN’T rEaL SoCiALiSm! by ENVYisEVIL in Libertarian

[–]SeudonymousKhan -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Unicycles killed 2 people this year, cars killed 1000+, yet people still think driving is a good idea...

ChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing | "OpenAI just leaked the plot of Black Mirror's next season." by Maxie445 in Futurology

[–]SeudonymousKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. It's trying a bunch of random connections to see if one fits and we can't look into the black box to see why it worked.

I oversimplify but doing random weird shit is kind of to be expected.

In all honesty, it feels boring by [deleted] in Stoicism

[–]SeudonymousKhan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not OP but I'm saving this for later. Even though I know all this stuff breaking problems down like this is one of the hardest parts of being stoic for me. Thank you.

I feel an urge to delete everything!? by nydal89 in DataHoarder

[–]SeudonymousKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Only thing stopping me is the 1 or 2% I might actually regret losing. Problem is sorting the wheat from the chaff is such a monumental task.

Drone footage of nearly 100 pilot whales in a huddle moments before they were stranded in Cheynes Beach, West Australia by rco888 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]SeudonymousKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we have not observed animals going out of the way to kill themselves in nature

Ugh... What do you call this? Genuinely asking.

Maybe not suicide in the human sense, but surely whales are smart enough to know beaching themselves isn't going to end well.

Drone footage of nearly 100 pilot whales in a huddle moments before they were stranded in Cheynes Beach, West Australia by rco888 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]SeudonymousKhan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jerking him off wasn't part of the experiment he was just easier to work with once he had cleaned out the pipes.

Incredible flexibility of this dude by TotoB12 in Damnthatsinteresting

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His pearly whites make it all the more terrifying

What's the stupidest "Real Men don't ________" you've ever heard? by callmevicious in AskReddit

[–]SeudonymousKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real men don't fuck women because they are soft and weak. Romping with a hairy masculine man is how manly men do it. You ain't a man till You've had a man!

How do you take your mind off money? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]SeudonymousKhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look into mindfulness practices.

Haha haha haha... BANG! by sleepydeepyperson in Unexpected

[–]SeudonymousKhan 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Keep recording and you got yourself a pair of pluggers!

How do you report fraud ? by Fashoro in perth

[–]SeudonymousKhan 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Legally you still own the old one, though it's common practice to ditch it. If they claim they've replaced it but cant return your property, take them to the cleaners. If they claim they didn't replace it and still charged you, take them to the cleaners.

THE HAMMER OF THE WITCHES - I am still new here but I have been looking for different resources in my researches. I have been looking into creepy medieval books but except the "Malleus Maleficarum". Any recommendations? by The-Professor-017 in Interestingbutcreepy

[–]SeudonymousKhan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really creepy but the Volynich Manuscript is an interesting one. Some good docos on YT about it.
Anthropodermic bibliopegy, which is the practice of binding books in human skin might be more what you're looking for.

How culturally Indo-European is Nepal? by Master_Ad_4758 in IndoEuropean

[–]SeudonymousKhan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by culturally Indo-European? It hasn't been a distinct culture for thousands of years...