No one knows for sure where the idea of covering your throat with lard and then wrapping it in dirty socks actually comes from but it's believed to have started

in England. Apparently, the lard and sock combo will help you sweat out any cold you've developed.

Women have been visiting the Weeping Column in the Hagia Sophia Museum, Istanbul for one huge reason. They believe in the power of the holy hole there. Word has it,

if you stick your thumb in and let it do a rotation, you'll have more luck getting pregnant.

In Guatemala, it's not too uncommon to warm up some butter and use it like Vapor Rub on your neck and chest when you have a cold.

You take that orange contraption and you stick it through your nose and out of your mouth. It's known for helping with asthma and colds.

People in China and Korea had been cupping a long time before the rest of the world caught wind of it thanks to the 2016 Summer Olympics. It helps alleviate

tension and pain all over the body, most importantly in the back!

If you've always wondered about what it'd be like to live in ancient Egypt, you stop that after you read this. Back in those days, they believed that the remnants

of a squished up mouse could ease toothaches.

In ancient China, all one had to do to get rid of a bruise (allegedly) was take a silver coin, put it in a hard-boiled egg, and then place that

whole thing on the bruise for a half-hour.

There is an old school way those in Hungary go about getting preggers. They have a Watering of the Girls festival. They believe tossing buckets of water on women cleanses

them, making them more fertile.

Italians are known for their carbs. Wonderful pasta...Delicious, but did you know that many Italians believe that a piece of simple white bread will help you with icky heartburn?

Using urine is not confined to one area of the world. Studies show urine has been used in Aztec civilizations, ancient China, and even modern-day Thailand. It's believed to be

helpful in treating everything from hepatitis to eczema.

It's said that bird's nest soup is quite the treat in Asian cultures. We're not talking about the sticks and leaves nests, though! We're talking about the ones made of

bird spit. While it's not proven to help with fertility, it is known as an aphrodisiac.

People from Sri Lanka are all about coconuts because of the oils found within them. Coconut oil can get your metabolism going, which in turn can help you burn fat.

People in Sri Lanka are using coconuts as a natural weight control substance.

There is a reason why many Indian dishes include fennel. It's because it helps cut down on passing gas.

Paul Bindrim came up with this in the '60s in California. His thoughts were that it could help people express themselves more.

If you've ever wanted to know how to get rid of a nasty hangover, then you may want to go the Russian route. Many in Russia believe drinking a glass

of pickle juice does the trick.

In the early days of America before Europeans made their way over, Native Americans were using tobacco to help treat bee stings.

Honey isn't just a sweetener in Zimbabwe. It is also a healing mechanism used when anyone gets a cut. They say the honey helps absorb water and that the natural

vitamins found within it help prevent bacteria from getting into the wound.

To relieve stress in Japan, many people gather together and cry. They just let it all out together.

Who knew snails were so helpful? Creams like Elicina come from Chile and are loved because they help combat wrinkles and acne.

This is something I learned in college after my bestie got a UTI and the doctor told her to fill the fridge with some cranberry juice. It helps with the

bacteria build-up. Just don't try and mix it with vodka. That's for when you're over and done with the UTI.

Laying down and rolling around to cure back pain is something people in North Carolina are said to do, but many think the idea originated from England. Apparently, you're supposed

to roll around on the ground until you hear the cuckoo bird. Okay...

Apparently, you have not lived until you've had a rejuvenating Ethiopian butter massage. They cover you everywhere...and we mean everywhere. With all that butter downstairs you let that sucker steam.

It's supposed to lead to some tightening.

Those with bad coughs in Germany don't think it's weird to take some snail syrup. Yes, snail cough syrup is a medicine made of your typical garden snail.

If you ever find yourself in Italy with an earache, don't be surprised when someone hands you an onion. People in Italy have this thing where they cut an onion

in half, warm it up with water and then lay down with it. After a while, viola! Cured!

In the states, cryotherapy has become a big norm. The cold temperatures help with beauty regimes but it also helps with aches.

Varya said this is how they fight colds in Russia, "Dry mustard in socks and another pair of socks on top. My mom swears by it that it

stopped coughs when we were little. Another one for fever and cough: hot milk, a tiny pinch of soda, a teaspoon of honey and a small piece of butter. It

did help us calm down and did soothe chest colds."

Personally, whenever I had pink eye as a kid my mom would make me a tea bag to put on my eye, let me stay home and watch "Price is

Right" and the next day I was fine.

After some research in Japan found that climbing trees helps with tension and fatigue, groups in the United States have sprouted up for many adults.

People in Zimbabwe looking to get pregnant have been known to mix baboon urine with a nice glass of beer. We're not sure what that concoction does, but whatever works

for you.

These little fish that for some reason love to eat the dead skin off of feet come from Turkey. Now spas starting popping up all over the place.

Why use water when you can use beer? That's what those in the Czech Republic have figured since introducing these beer spas which are exactly what they sound like. You

get your rest and relaxation on while in a hot tub filled with beer. Hell, they even let you drink while in the midst of it!

Geishas in the Japanese culture have been using bird poo on their faces for centuries and they still are. Only now they don't just use it to get off heavy

makeup, but now for facials.

There are many in Peru, and outside of it, that believe in their miraculous mud lagoons. It's said the mud from these lagoons located in Chilca can cure just about

anything.

Getting the sniffles and having a bowl of soup isn't out of the ordinary. However, in Hong Kong, it's more than chicken soup. It's actually made of dried lizards instead!

Safe sex isn't hard nowadays with condoms and various birth controls but if you'd been alive in Egypt during ancient times you'd have to use something insane: crocodile poop. Yes,

they believed dried poop in a woman's vagina would do the trick.

Developed in Mumbai, laughter therapy is super popular throughout India. Believed to be a natural medicine, many feel it can help release tension and thus relieve pain and aches.

Some in Ghana swear by a spoonful of sesame seed oil when it comes to preventing hair loss.

Have you ever wondered how to get a shiny mane of hair? Well, in London there is a salon that uses bull sperm conditioner.

Cambodians feel that the urine from a cow has powers that are beyond this world. So they're not against using it for healing.

Jiang Musheng ate tree frogs for four decades and attributed his health to just that. He swears it helped with his stomach aches and coughing.