Thomas Schweiker of Swabish Hall, Germany, was born without arms and with a body so crippled he could neither sit erect nor stand. Yet he excelled in beautiful penmanship while holding the quill in his toes. Through the ages, man has found many ways to pay homage to the gods or god in which he believes. The Parihara, or Pandya caste of India, are literally the most ardent worshippers among India's teeming millions. They adore a deity named Bilat. By dipping a strand of cotton in flaming oil and retaining the burning twist in their mouths until the wick is consumed, they commemorate an ancestral purifying rite undergone in a pit of fire. Believe It or Not!
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