According to a column in "Ripley's Believe It or Not," the Tujia people in China have a unique ceremony in which the prospective bride and her wedding party cry every day for a month before the wedding.

After leaving the White House, Harry Truman retired to Independence, Missouri.

The Maldives is an island nation. Rising sea levels in the Indian Ocean threaten this land of 376,000 people.

According to a recent news report, a Texas church received a lot of criticism for a sign that said, "Jesus Does Not Care."

A few years ago a school bus driver in a Chicago suburb legally changed his name to "In God We Trust."

Joel Manby is the CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment, a company that operates theme parks, aquariums and other family attractions. Manby was featured in the TV hit, "Undercover Boss."

You never know where you will find a conscience. In York, Pa., an armed robber gave back what he would have stolen from a homeless man.

A man was sitting in a doctor's office waiting room. He kept saying out loud, "I hope I'm sick. I hope I'm sick. I hope I'm sick."

In a classic "Peanuts" comic strip, Charlie Brown goes to Lucy for psychiatric help. He says, "What can you do when you don't fit in? What can you do when life seems to be passing you by?"

Melodie Beattie, a noted self-help author, often stresses the importance of gratitude.