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#1. The country’s motto, “Ubumwe, Ibikorwa, Iterambere” means “Unity, Work, Progress” in Kirundi. Sadly, Burundi was ranked as the world’s least happy nation in the 2016 World Happiness Report.

#2. HIV/AIDS is also a major threat to the population of the country.

#3. Burundi won a gold medal in 1996 for the first time in Olympic history. In doing so, it became the poorest country ever to win an Olympic gold medal. The prestigious medal was won by Burundi’s runner Venuste Niyongabo in the 5000-meter race. Ironically, it has never won a regional title at the African Games.

#4. Group jogging is banned in Burundi. In 2014, the country’s president banned the activity, citing the reason that such walks can help people plan subversive (anti-government) activities.

#5. Due to farming and overgrazing, deforestation and soil erosion are becoming
concerns for the population of the country.

#6. The first election in the country took place on September 8, 1961.

#7. Before independence, the country was named Ruanda-Urundi.

#8. The first Prime Minister, Louis Rwagasore , was assassinated a few weeks after his election.


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Teeth are used on a daily basis, often without us even realizing or recognizing the fact. From opening up difficult packages, to chomping down on various foods, our teeth are a multipurpose tool that have been available to us since our infancy. Despite the fact that nearly everyone has teeth, or had teeth, there is still a lot of mystery and misconceptions surrounding them. So educate and amaze yourself with these ten crazy facts about your teeth below!

1. Tatteeth, or tattoos for your teeth, are a real thing.

With all of the radical things you can do to your body these days, tattooing your teeth is probably one of the strangest. Tattoos are not actually applied to a person’s real teeth. In fact they’re simply tattooed onto the caps or crowns. Symbols, images, or pictures of whatever you want can be put onto the teeth cap before it’s inserted into your mouth. So yes, you can have your beloved cat’s photo tattooed onto your teeth.

2. It’s cheaper to get dentures than to get implants.

Implants, believe it or not, are far more expensive than having dentures. Each time a tooth gets pulled and a new one is implanted in its place, it costs a person around $2,000. If a person simply has all of their teeth removed and dentures put into place, then the cost will be around $1,000. While having one’s own teeth does have its benefits, more because there is a social stigma placed on not having them, getting a new set of pearly white chompers for half the price of a single tooth seems like a pretty great deal!

3. You can never, ever replace enamel, regardless of what toothpaste promises.

Unlike our hair or nails, if enamel is broken or removed in any way, it cannot grow back. Enamel does not have any living cells in it at all so if you damage it, then you’ve done permanent and irreparable damage. Various toothpastes and mouthwashes promise to “restore your teeth” or “strengthen your enamel”, however this is only partly true. Neither toothpaste nor mouthwash can bring back your enamel, but it can cause calcium to bond to the enamel and patch up weak spots.

4. You can be born missing teeth.

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There have been many discussions over the usefulness of prayer and meditation. But what’s the difference? Are there any similarities between the two?

Definitions

Let’s look at the definitions to see if we find any similarities or differences:

Prayer : to make a request in a humble manner; to address God or a god with adoration, confession, supplication, or Thanksgiving.

Meditate : to engage in mental exercise (as concentration on one’s breathing or repetition of a mantra) for the purpose of reaching a heightened level of spiritual Awareness.

They both use the mind. They both are concentrated thoughts. But their goals are different.

In theory, there are 7 billion different types of prayer. There are also 7 billion different types of meditation. Each person has a different goal for their session. Thousands of different prayers exist, as do thousands of meditations. Both can be silent or spoken aloud.

It would be silly to try and generalize, saying that all prayers are a certain way, and all meditations are a certain way.

Alas, we’re not here to make friends. We’re here to state the facts. Call me silly and let’s do this.

THE FACTS

Prayers are an integral part for monotheistic religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam . When people sit down to pray, it’s a time for sending thoughts to God (or Yahweh or Allah) and praising Him. There are prayers for the sick and for those less fortunate than the one praying. There are prayers for forgiveness. Most prayers, though, include a part or all of these components. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus talks about praising God and asking for His blessing and safety.

Meditations are found all over the world, especially in Eastern religions. Most of these meditations come from Buddhism and its founder, Siddhartha Gautama, aka Buddha. Rather than sending thoughts to one God and turning outward, most meditations focus within the person’s soul in order to reach a higher sense of spiritual awareness. Meditations follow a certain formality; sit in silence and put certain thoughts (or no thoughts) in your mind. Mindfulness meditation is the most popular meditation because it’s one of the easiest meditations to learn. You sit there and follow your breath.

These are just a few differences. What does science have to say about both?

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