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title: Regional Thought
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You like to believe what you think is rational. You like to believe that
you are not one of those misguided people who believe crazy stuff.

Well, sorry, you are. As an example, I will provide two superstitions that
will each look stupid to the person who believes the other, and will both
look stupid to the people who believe neither.

If you are from a country of british heritage, you may believe cheese gives
you nightmares. If you are in the British Cheese Board, you may have paid
for a study that claims that `eating Cheddar will make you dream of celebrities. <http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/does-eating-cheese-give-you-nightmares.html>`_

Also, the official Cheddar Anthem:

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   <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_yJZ1gId-Ak?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

On the other hand, if you are from South Korea, you may be inclined to believe that sleeping
with an `electric fan turned on is dangerous <http://fandeath.net/>`_, and may cause you asphyxiate, or suffer
hypothermia.

Also:

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   <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oms2grI1TC0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

If both of these sound absurd to you, keep in mind that you probably hold some
belief just as absurd, but don't know it.