While most parents do everything they can to keep their children from crying, this isn't always the case in Japan. That's because it's a 400-year-old Japanese belief that if a sumo wrestler can make your baby cry, he or she will live a long and healthy life. Parents hand over their infants to sumo wrestlers during a special ceremony, who bounce their precious tots up and down and sometimes even roar in their faces to get the tears flowing. "He's not a crying baby," Mae Shige said at a 2014 event, "but today he cried a lot for us and we are very happy about it."
Related Facts
Redder is better, obviously
Nevermind was released alongside several other classic albums on the same day.
Did you Know? The notes of Marie Curie are still radioactive.
Wisdom teeth can appear at any time.
Vitamin C's Role in Collagen:
Fun Fact! Machu Picchu Is Located In A Cloud Forest
Did you Know? Relationships positively changes the personality
The number of fairyflies in the world is how many?
A Panther is a Jaguar or a Leopard.
Mirrors serve as the primary optical system.
Fun Fact about Oscar Maths
Did You Know? Quantum mechanics and gravity are at odds
Rio de Janeiro is home to the world's largest urban forest.
When a batsman makes 100 runs without being bowled out, he is said to have scored a century.
Did you Know? Nintendo has been around for almost 130 years.
Did you Know? There are three categories of food according to Ayurveda.
Taiwan’s official title is the Republic of China (RoC)
toxins are absorbed by sunflower
What Exactly Is A Resonance?
Did you Know? The Louvre is the world’s biggest art museum
The earliest lipstick was made using crushed diamonds and lead.
If you have a face tattoo or have had facial surgery, you will need a new passport.
Sri Lanka is jam-packed with a wide range of creatures.
Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping
In China, Huaxi Village is a socialist paradise.