Watching The Discovery Channel Again

Sometimes all the technology in the world can not rival the knowledge passed down from generation to generation.

Case in point:
When the tsunami struck on December 26, 2004, the Onges Tribe, who live on the Andaman Islands in India and who are considered to be the most primitive tribe in that region, noticed the tide being sucked out. Having the "knowledge" that the receeding tide is an indication of an impending battle over boundaries between the gods of the land and the gods of the sea, they knew that they should relocate deep into the forest until the battle was over and the new boundaries were created.
They did just that, and not one of them was killed or even injured.
Meanwhile, more than 226,000 of their neighbors were killed by the horrible disaster.

I learned that from a Discovery Channel special on the tsunami last night, and thought that was interesting...