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| IBM introduced their first personal computer in 1981. IBM's motto is "Think". Apple later made their motto "Think different". Iced coffee in a can has been popular in Japan since 1945. Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds. If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, Nebraska his or her parents may be arrested. If a crocodile loses his teeth it will always grow new ones to replace them. If a person has two thirds of their liver removed through trauma or surgery, it will grow back to the original size in four weeks time If a person were to ask what is the most northern point in the United States, the most Southern point in the United States, and so on, 3 of the 4 compass directions are located in alaska. North East and West If a shark's mouth is open to long it will suffocate. If a small amount of liquor were placed on a scorpion, it would instantly go mad and sting itself to death. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. If a substance is burned and all of the results of its burning (smoke, ash, soot and gas) are captured and weighed, they will be a little heavier than the original substance because they have been combined with oxygen. If all numbers are arranged in alphabetical order, "eight" would be the first number. "Zero" would be the last number. If all the gold in the ocean were mined, every person on Earth would get about 20 kgs of gold each. If any of the heads on Mt. Rushmore had a body, it would be nearly 500 feet tall. If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33.She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal humans neck. If hot water is suddenly poured into a glass that glass is more apt to break if it is thick than if it is thin. This is why test tubes are made of thin glass. If it were removed from the body, the small intestine would stretch to a length of 22 feet. If Monaco's ruling house of Grimaldi should ever be without an heir (male or female), the country will cease to be a sovereign state. If one pound of spaghetti was layed out in one noodle it would be 300 feet long. If someone were to capture and bottle a comet's 10,000-mile vapor trail, the amount of vapor actually present in the bottle would take up less than one cubic inch of space. If Texas were a country it's GNP would be fifth largest of any country on earth. If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime. If the average person had started counting the moment they were born and continued counting, without stopping, until they turned 65 years old, they still would not have counted to a billion. If the coils of a French horn were straightened out, the instrument would be 22 feet long. If the earth were to become totally flat and the oceans distributed themselves evenly over the planet's surface, the water would be approximately two miles deep at every point. If the entire population of the world were moved to Texas, it would still be less densely populated than New York City. If the goverment passed a law that all the outdoor lighting in the united states had to be provided by low pressure sodium light bulbs, then they would save enough money to pay for evey college students tuition. If the gross for Gone With the Wind were to be adjusted to allow for inflation in the period since its release, it would be regarded as the most successful film ever. If the information contained in the DNA could be written down, it would fill a 1000 volume encyclopedia If the liver ever stops working a person will die within 8 to 24 hours. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. If the sun stopped shining suddenly, it would take eight minutes for people on earth to be aware of the fact. If the U.S. government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles? If you add up the numbers 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050. If you are having problems remembering the planets in their correct order, just remember this sentance "My very educated mother justed served us nine pickles," Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupitor, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. If you are hedenophobic, you have a fear of pleasure. If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation. If you chew a cabbage/lettuce leaf properly, you'll lose more energy than you'll gain from actually eating it. If you could count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct temperature in celcius degrees If you cut off the head of a cockroach, it can still survive but will eventually die, but only because it cannot eat without its head. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. If you feed a seagull Alka-Seltzer, its stomach will explode. If you fold a piece of A4 paper in half 44 times it will reach the moon If you get the recomended 8 hours of sleep each night you will sleep over 2,900 hours each year. If you go blind in one eye, you only lose about one fifth of your vision, but all your sense of depth. If you go blind in one eye, you'll only lose about one-fifth of your vision (but all your depth perception.) If you had $10 billion in $1 bills and spent one every second, it would take 317 years to spend them all. If you had 15 cubes numbered 1 to 15 and you tried to line them up in every possible sequence, and if you made a change every minute, it would take you 2,487,996 years to do it. If you had fifteen books on a shelf and you arrange them in every possible combination, and if you made one change every minute, it would take you 2,487,996 years to do them all. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in U.S. coins without being able to make change for a dollar If you head directly south from Detroit, the first forign country you will enter is Canada If you head directly south from the west coast of Florida, you will actually pass South America on the west side of the continent. If you leave a goldfish in a dark room for years, it will turn white. If you like your espresso coffee sweet, you should use granulated sugar, which dissolves more quickly, rather than sugar cubes; white sugar rather than brown sugar or candy; and real sugar rather than sweeteners which alter the taste of the coffee. If you lock your knee while standing long enough, you will pass out. If you need to remember pi, just count the letters in each word of the sentence: "May I have a large container of coffee?" If you get the coffee and are polite say: "Thank you," get two more decimal places. (3.141592653...). Here is another sentance: How I wish I could calculate Pi. (3.141592) If you pet a cat 70 million times, you will have developed enough static electricity to light a 60-watt light bulb for one minute. If you pile up the cans of Yeo's products, you would be able to reach the moon. If you plant an apple seed, it is almost guaranteed to grow a tree of a different type of apple. If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. If you put a piece of scotch tape on an inflated balloon, then stick it with a small pin or needle, it won't pop. If you put a raisin in a champagne bottle, it will rise and fall continuously. If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom. If you rubbed garlic on the sole of your feet, it would be absorbed and eventually show up on your breath If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out. (DON'T TRY IT, DUMBASS) If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die If you strech your arms straight out as far as you can, thats about how tall you are. Try it. If you suffer from iatrophobia, you're afraid of doctors. If you take any number between 1 & 9 and multipy them by 9 the sum of the two numbers will always be 9 (ex: 7 X 9 = 63 ; 6 + 3 = 9) If you take any number, double it, add 10, divide by 2, and subtract your original number, the answer will always be 5. If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom more often. If you travel across the former Soviet Union you will cross seven time zones. If you traveled the speed of light, it would only take you 0.0000294 seconds to climb Mt. Everest. If you wanted to count from one to one trillion and you started right now, counting twenty-four hours a day, it would take you about 31,688 years. If you wear headphones for one hour, it increases bacteria in your ear 700 times. If you were at 0° latitude and 0° longtitude, you would be standing in the Atlantic Ocean If you were to go on vacation for eleven days, you'd have less than one million seconds to enjoy it. If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you will have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. cool eh? If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (unsure) If your like Jeanne Calment and live over 100, you are considered a Centurian. If your shoes squeak, it simply means that two layers of leather in the sole are rubbing together. Driving a tack through the sole will often remove the squeak. Imperia, Italy is the home of the Agnesi Historical Museum of Spaghetti. Impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states in the United States. In "Silence of the Lambs", Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) does not blink in any scene. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. In 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child In 1516, Friar Tomas sailed to the Caribbean bringing banana roots with him; and planted bananas in the rich, fertile soil of the tropics, thus beginning the banana's future in American life. In 1638, Sweden founded a colony in the New World in the Delaware River Valley. It was called New Sweden. In 1649, Massachusetts's Puritan government ruled the following: "Any childe over 16 who shall CURSE or SMITE their natural FATHER or MOTHER, or act in a STUBBORNE or REBELLIOUS manner shall be put to death." In 1659 the state of Massachusetts outlawed Christmas. In 1659, the General Court of Massachusetts ordered that anybody caught feasting or laying off from work, or in any other way goofing off on any other day other than Christmas, would be fined five shillings for each such offense. In 1670, Dorothy Jones of Boston was granted a license to sell coffee, and so became the first American coffee trader. In 1727, as a result of seedlings smuggled from Paris, coffee plants first were cultivated in Brazil. Brazil is presently by far the world's largest producer of coffee. In 1771 the kingdom of Poland was larger in are than any other European country except Russia and had a bigger population than any other European country except France. In 1789, Morocco became the first country to recognize the United States. In 1810 US population was 7,239,881. Black population at 1,377,808 was 19%. In 1969 US population reached 200 million. In 1831, Captain William Driver, a shipmaster from Salem, Massachusetts, left on one of his many world voyages. Friends presented him with a flag of 24 stars. As the banner opened to the ocean breeze, he exclaimed, "Old Glory." He kept his flag for many years, protecting it during the Civil War, until it was flown over the Tennessee capital. His "Old Glory" became a nickname for all American flags. In 1832 Abraham Lincoln ran for the Illinois legislature, and lost. In 1836 the U.S. government had so much extra money that it repaid all its debts, and still had money left over. In 1845, President Andrew Jackson's pet parrot was removed from his funeral for swearing. In 1850, Michigan's state constitution included the following line: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, unless for the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state." This inadvertently legalized slavery as an appropriate punishment for crime. It wasn't until 1963 that the grammar was fixed to outlaw slavery. The change required shifting the comma following "servitude" to the position after "slavery." In 1853, Illinois passed a law that required any black entering the state and staying more than ten days to pay a fine of $50. If he could not pay, the person could be sold into slavery for a period commensurate with the fine. In 1860, 'Godey's Lady's Book' advised US women to cook tomatoes for at least 3 hours. In 1863, Paul Hubert of Bordeaux, France, was sentenced to life in jail for murder. After 21 years, it was discovered that he was convicted of murdering himself. In 1865 opium was grown in the state of Virginia and a product was distilled from it that yielded 4 percent morphine. In 1867 it was grown in Tennessee: six years later it was cultivated in Kentucky. During these years opium, marijuana and cocaine could be purchased legally over the counter from any druggist. In 1865, several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, Tennessee, called the Ku Klux Klan. In 1879 during the term of Rutherford B. Hayes the first telephone was installed in the White House. In 1886, Grover Cleveland became the only president to be married in the White House. In 1889, the 1st coin-operated telephone, patented by Hartford, Connecticut inventor William Gray, was installed in the Hartford Bank. In 1892, Italy raised the minimum age for marriage for girls to 12. In 1894 there were only 4 automobiles in the US. In 1899, a pharmacist named George Bunting blended his own cold cream, which, in addition to removing makeup and relieving sunburn, gained popularity for its ability to cure eczema. The product's claim of "No Eczema" led to its name, Noxzema. In 1900 the average age at death in the US was 47. In 1900, coffee was often delivered door-to-door in the United States, by horse-pulled wagons. In 1900, Queen Victoria sent her New Year's greetings to the British troops stationed in South Africa during the Boer War in the form of a specially molded chocolate bar. In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became the only U.S. President in history to deliver his inaugural address without using the word “I”. For the record, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower said “I” only once during their speeches. In 1905, 18 men died from injuries sustained on the football field. President Theodore Roosevelt stepped in and instituted safety measures to make the game safer. In 1908, figure skating became the first winter sport to be included in the Olympics. In 1915, Winston Churchill fought in the front line trenches before he became the Minister of Munitions. In 1920, 57% of Hollywood movies billed the female star above the leading man. In 1990, only 18% had the leading lady given top billing. In 1920, Eugene Debs, a Socialist, received 920,000 votes for president of the United States even though he ran his entire campaign from prison. In 1924, Pope Urban VIII threatened to excommunicate snuff users. In 1925, the 1st motel -the "Motel Inn" -opened in San Luis Obispo, California. In 1926, when a Los Angeles restaurant owner with the all-American name of Bob Cobb was looking for a way to use up leftovers, he threw together some avocado, celery, tomato, chives, watercress, hard-boiled eggs, chicken, bacon, and Roquefort cheese, and named it after himself: Cobb salad. In 1930, the heaviest a female flight attendant could be was 115 pounds. They also had to be unmarried nurses. In 1931, Charleston, SC was the first city in the United States to pass legislation establishing a historical district. The city has more than 1,000 buildings that predate the Civil War. In 1932 James Markham obtained the 1st patent issued for a tree. The patent was for a peach tree. In 1936, England became the first country in the world to provide regular public broadcasting on television. In 1938 Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel sold all rights to the comic-strip character Superman to their publishers for $130. In 1938, Hewlett-Packard became the first corporation to move to Silicon Valley. In 1943, Navy officer Grace Hopper had no choice but to fix a computer glitch manually. The source of the problem? A moth. Hence the term "computer bug." In 1945 a computer at Harvard malfunctioned and Grace Hopper, who was working on the computer, investigated, found a moth in one of the circuits and removed it. Ever since, when something goes wrong with a computer, it is said to have a bug in it. In 1947, heavy snow blanketed the Northeast, burying New York City under 25.8 inches of snow in 16 hours; the severe weather was blamed for some 80 deaths. In 1947, Toys for Tots started making the holidays a little happier for children by organizing its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters. In 1950, UNIVAC became the first computer to tabulate the United States census. In 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on television in the U.S. In 1957, the Shipping port Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States, went on line. (It was taken out of service in 1982.) In 1959, the Soviet space probe "Luna Two" became the first manmade object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface. In 1960, an estimated 4,000 people were over 100 years old in the U.S. By 1995 the number had jumped to : 55,000. In 1962, the Mashed Potato, the Loco-Motion, the Frug, the Monkey, and the Funky Chicken were popular dances. In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run. In 1964 General Mills began marketing Lucky Charms cereal with pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers. The marshmallow bits (technically referred to as marbits) were invented in 1963 by John Holahan. The cereal is marketed using a leprechaun character named Lucky (L.C. Leprechaun is his full name) that touts his cereal as being "Magically Delicious." Over the years the various shapes and colors of the marshmallow bits in the cereal have undergone many changes. In 1964, Sandy Koufax, Elstom Howard, Jimmy Brown, Oscar Robertson, and Cookie Gilchrist were all voted MVP from their respected (MLB, NFL, NBA) leagues. Each of them wore the number 32. In 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar joined together to become Tanzania. In 1964, University of Oregon grad student Carolyn Davidson designed what became known as the Nike “swoosh” for a mere $35. She did it four years after Phil Knight and track coach Bill Bowerman founded the company they originally called Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1965, Congress authorized the Secret Service to protect former presidents and their spouses for their lifetime, unless they decline the protection. Recently, Congress limited the protection of former presidents and their spouses (elected after January 1, 1997) to 10 years after leaving office. President Clinton, who was elected in 1996, will be the last president to receive lifelong protection from the Secret Service. In 1965, LBJ enacted a law requiring cigarette manufacturers to put health warnings on their packages. In 1968, "Apollo Seven," the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard. In 1969 the US launched a male chimpanzee called Ham into space. In 1969, Midnight Cowboy became the first and only X-rated production to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. (Its rating has since been changed to R.) In 1970, 127 runners ran the NY Marathon. In 1998, 32,000 did. In 1970, an Arizona lawyer named Russel H. Ansie filed a $100,000 law In 1975, it cost only $180,000 to produce an hour-long TV drama. In 1976, the average human had $5.60 of chemicals in their bodies. In 1946, that number was 98 cents. In 1976, the first eight Jelly Belly® flavors were launched: Orange, Green Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Licorice. In 1980, the only country in the world with no telephones was Bhutan. In 1982, in the first operation of its kind, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted a permanent artificial heart in the chest of retired dentist Dr. Barney Clark, who lived 112 days with the device. In 1984, a Canadian farmer began renting advertising space on his cows. In 1985, Pete Rose became the first professional athlete to appear on the front of a Wheaties box. In 1987 Playtex premiered the first US TV commercials with real lingerie models displaying their bras and underwear on national television. In 1987, Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers became the first NHL goalie to score a goal. Actually, Ron Hextall was the first NHL goalie to score a goal by shooting the puck towards the opposing team's net in 1987. Billy Smith was the first goalie credited with a goal in 1979 when his clearing pass hit an opposing skater and went into the other team's goal. In 1990, Bill Carson, of Arrington, Tennessee, grew the largest watermelon at 262 pounds that is still on the record books according to the 1998 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1990, over 4 billion dollars of coffee was imported into the United States. In 1991 Procter & Gamble won a $75,000 lawsuit against James & Linda Newton who were found responsible for spreading rumors that the company supported the Church of Satan. The two were distributors of Amway Products, a competitor of Proctor & Gamble. In 1992, approximately 750 deaths occurred in the United States due to workplace violence. In 1992, the best selling American-produced car in Japan was the Honda Accord. It was built in Ohio and exported to Japan. In 1995, KFC sold 11 pieces of chicken for every man, woman and child in the US. In 1996, people in the United States sent and received 182,660,700,000 pieces of mail domestically. By way of comparison, Japan ranked second on this list with just 24,971,279,000. In 1997, Fourteen percent of the one million citizens of Nairobi, Kenya carry the AIDS virus. Some 20% of the Kenyan military is infected. In 1998 OSHA reported 1171 construction related fatalities, the sixth straight year this number has increased. In 1999, the most common food allergy was to nuts. In 2001, there were more than 300 banana-related accidents in Britain, most involving people slipping on skins. In 24 hrs. an average healthy human breathes 23,000 times. In 4000 BC Egypt, men and women wore glitter eye shadow made from the crushed shells of beetles. In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills. In a deck of cards, the King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache. In a lifetime the average US resident eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of liquid. In a psychology experiment, an electrode was attached to the pleasure centre of a rat's brain, which the rat could stimulate at the press of a button. It died of starvation when it wouldn't stop pressing the button long enough to eat. In a recent survey in Japan, instant noodles were chosen as the greatest invention of all time In a six-pack of pop, the cans cost more to make than the drink. In a soccer game, the average length of time the ball is in play [for ninety minutes] is only 52 minutes. In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand, or attempted to do so (apart from bones). In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a single case where An ostrich buried its head in the sand. In a survey of 200000 ostriches over 80 years, not one tried to bury its head in the sand. In a typical season major league baseball will require 4,800 ash trees worth of Louisville sluggers. In a University of Arizona study, rails and armsrests in public buses were found to be contaminated by the highest concentration of bodily fluids. In a year, your heart can beat up to 40 000 000 times! In Alabama it is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone's pity. In Alaska it is against the laww to look at a moose from an airplane. In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting. In Alaska, it is illegal to look at a moose from a flying vehicle. In Albania nodding the head means "no" and shaking the head means "yes". In Albany, New York, you cannot play golf in the streets. In Albuquerque, New Mexico it is illegal for cab drivers to reach out and pull potential customers into their cabs. In Alderson, West Virginia, it is illegal to walk a lion, tiger or leopard in the city limits, even it is on a leash. In all of Shakespeare's works and excluding Roman numerals only one word begins with the letter "X." Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates, appears in The Taming of the Shrew. In America you will see an average of 500 advertisements a day. In America, someone is diagnosed with AIDS every 10 minutes. In South Africa, someone dies due to HIV or AIDS every 10 minutes. In an article in 1998, The Journal of the American Medical Association claimed that adverse drug reactions may cause more than 100,000 deaths a year in the US alone. In an authentic Chinese meal, the last course is soup because it allows the roast duck entree to "swim" toward digestion. In an average lifetime, a person will eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders while sleeping. In ancient China people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt. In ancient chinese culture it was common for them to use the lining of a cats stomach as a condom. In ancient Egypt they paid their taxes in honey. In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes. In ancient Greece the custom of allowing a condemned man to end his own life by poison was extended only to full citizens. Condemned slaves were instead beaten to death. In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a hooked nose. In ancient Rome, people found guilty of murdering their fathers were executed in a bizarre manner. The punishment was to be put in a sack with a rooster, a viper, and a dog, then drowned along with all three animals. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles. In ancient times, any Japanese who tried to leave his homeland was put to death. In April 1964, The Beatles had the top five songs in the United States. This is the only time that the top five songs at any one time were by the same group. In Arizona it is illegal to take naked photographs before noon on Sunday. In Arizona, you cannot Drive past the same place more then 3 times in one hour. Its a law. In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs. In astrology, synastry is the comparison of natal charts to forecast how people will interact. In Atlanta, GA, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp. In Australia, there is no death penalty. In Baltimore it is illegal to mistreat oysters. In Baltimore, it is illegal to wash or scrub sinks no matter how dirty they get. In Bensalem, Pennsylvania it is illegal to race mufflerless go-karts after 6PM on Sunday. In Bexley, Ohio Ordinance number 223, of 09/09/19 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses. In Billings, Montana it is illegal for employees of the city's communications center to program their phones with speed dial. In Boston, Massachusetts it is illegal to take a bath unless instructed to do so by a physician. In Brandon, Mississipi it is illegal to attempt to stop someone from walking down the sidewalk by parking a motorhome in their path. In Breton, AL there is a law against riding down the street in a motorboat. In Britain, failed suicides were hanged in the 19th century. In Broken Arrow, Oklahoma pigs less than 32 inches in length may be kept as pets provided there are no more than two in a house. In Bromide, Oklahoma it is illegal for children to use towels as capes and jump from houses pretending to be superman. In California you may not set a mouse trap without a hunting license. In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. In Canada it's illegal to pay for a 50 cent item with only pennies, to publicly remove bandages, and for clear or non-dark sodas to contain caffeine. In Canada, if a debt is higher than 25 cents, it is illegal to pay it with pennies. In Carlsbad, New Mexico, it's legal for couples to have sex in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in. In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam." In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam." In Chicago, it is illegal to take a french poodle to the opera. In Chillicothe, Ohio it is illegal to throw rice at weddings. In Chinese dining, duck sauce is almost never used on duck. In Chinese, the Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan 'Finger-lickin' good' came out as 'Eat your fingers off.' In Chinese, the words 'crisis' and 'opportunity' are the same. In Christian theology there are nine choirs of angels. From highest to lowest, they are: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels. In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. In Colombia, if a Goajiro woman is successful in tripping a man during a ceremonial dance, he's required to have intercourse with her. (7-16-01) In Columbus, Georgia it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position. In Connecticut any dogs with tattoos must be reported to the police. In Connecticut it is illegal to pirouette while crossing the street In Corpus Christi, Texas, raising alligators in your home is against the law. In Delaware it is illegal to get married on a dare. In Delaware you may not sell dead people for money without a license. In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor. In Denver, Colorado it is illegal for Barber's to give massages to nude customers unless it is for instructional purposes. In Detroit, couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property. In Detroit, Michigan it is illegal to sleep in a bathtub. In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset. In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer's name is Yensid, which is Disney spelled backward. In driving tests, women reacted to emergency options in.56 of a second. Men scored .59 in the same tests. In Duluth, Minnesota it is illegal to allow animals to sleep in a bakery. In Dyersburg, Tennessee it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date. In earlier times, virginity on one's wedding night was of the greatest importance. To prove that the bride was a virgin, it was customary that the couple would display the bloodstained bedsheet for all to see once the wedding was consummated. In early America, coffee was usually taken between meals and after dinner. In early Yorkshire, England, a plate holding wedding cake was thrown out of the window as the bride returned to her parent's home after the wedding. If the plate broke, she would enjoy a happy future with her husband. If the plate remained intact, her future was bleak. In Eastern Africa you can buy banana beer. This beer is brewed from bananas. In Elizabethan and Jacobean times, the age of a person when they marry was dependant on the person's class. Those with a high social status were permitted to marry at a younger age. In England and the American colonies they year 1752 only had 354 days. In that year, the type of calendar was changed, and 11 days were lost. In English Parliament, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's." In English, "four" is the only digit that has the same number of letters as its value. In Erwin, Tennessee an elephant was once hanged for murder. In Eureka, Nevada men who have mustaches are forbidden from kissing women. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere. In every episode of TV's Seinfeld, there is a Superman somewhere in at least one scene. (There's plastic figurine on the shelf in the dining area, and a magnetic Superman on the fridge!) In Florida failure to tell your neighbor his house is on fire is illegal. In Florida it is illegal to fish while driving across a bridge. In Florida, having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed. In Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise's character (Lt. Dan) tells Tom Hanks' character (Forrest Gump) that the day Forrest works on a shrimp boat is the day he'd be an astronaut. The following year, Sinise and Hanks appeared together as astronauts in Apollo 13. In Gabon, there are several 1.8 billion years old natural nuclear reactors. In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic. In Georgia, movie houses that want to show films on Sunday must reserve one showing a month for religious material. In German, "eins" and "acht" are the only numbers with their letters in alphabetical order. In golf, a 'Bo Derek' is a score of 10. In Greene, New York, it is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on the sidewalks when a concert is on. In Halethrope, Maryland kisses longer than one second are illegal. In Hans Holbein's painting, "The Ambassadors," the artist added a small skull as a way of signing his name. Holbein is another word for "hollow bone" or "a skull." In Hawaii it is illegal to get a tattoo behind your ear or on your eyelid unless in the presence of a registered physician. In Hershey, Pennsylvania, the streetlights along "Chocolate Avenue" are in the shape of Hershey Kisses. In honor of the original thirteen states, the U.S. $1 bill has the following on the back: 13 steps on the pyramid. The motto above the pyramid has 13 letters (annuit coeptis). E pluribus unum, written on the ribbon in the eagle's beak, has 13 letters. 13 stars appear over the eagle's head. 13 stripes are on the shield. 13 war arrows are in the eagle's left talon. In Hood River, Oregon, you can't juggle without a license. In hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, every room is required to have twin beds. And the beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for only one night. And it's illegal to make love on the floor between the beds! In Iceland it is illegal to have pets. In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50. In Idaho walking along the street with a red-tipped cane is strictly prohibited. In Idiana it is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to induce laughter. In Illinois it is illegal for barbers to use their fingers to apply shaving cream to a customer's face. In India, where hinduism is the biggest religon, they belive that there are about 300 million different gods. Because almost every village has it's own local god. In Italy, espresso is considered so essential to daily life that the price is regulated by the government. In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey. In Japan, coffee shops are called Kissaten. In Joliet, Illinois it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet. In July 1934, Babe Ruth paid the fan who caught his 700th career home run ball $20 to get it back. In July 1981, a tortoise was sentenced to death for murder. Tribal elders in Kyuasini, a village in Kenya, formally condemned the tortoise because they suspected it of causing the death of six people, apparently through magic. However, because none of the villagers was prepared to risk the tortoise's wrath by carrying out the execution, it was instead chained to a tree. The tortoise was later freed after the government promised an official inquiry into the deaths. In July, 1950, a patent was issued for an automatic spaghetti-spinning fork. In Kansas it is illegal to catch bullfrogs in a tomato patch. In Kentucky you need a license to walk around nude on your property. In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers. In Las Vegas, it's against the law to pawn your dentures. In Lebanon, Virginia it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed. In Lefors, Texas it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer at any time while standing. In Lexington, Kentucky, it's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket. In literature, the average length of a sentence is around 35 words. In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles. In Los Angelos, California it is legal for a man to beat his wife with a leather strap as long as it is less than two inches in width, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap. In M&M candies, the letters stand for Mars and Murrie, the developers of the candy in 1941. In Maine, it is illegal to sell a car on Sunday unless it comes equipped with plumbing. In Maryland, men may not buy drinks for female bartenders. In Massachusetts you must have a license to wear a goatee. In Massachusetts, if you get caught eating peanuts in church , you can be jailed for up to one year. In Massachusetts, it is forbidden to put tomatoes in clam chowder. In Massachusetts, it is unlawful to deliver diapers on Sunday, regardless of emergencies. In Memphis, Tennessee it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself. A man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists. In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. in microsoft 1998 edition if your keyboard isnt responding it displays "keyboard not responding press enter to continue" In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. In most American states, a wedding ring is exempt by law from inclusion among the assets in a bankruptcy estate. This means that a wedding ring cannot be seized by creditors, no matter how much the bankrupt person owes. In most comic strips and magazine advertisments, the time on the clock is 10:10. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. In Nags Headm North Carolina you can be fined for singing out of tune for more than ninety seconds. In Nevada it is illegal to ride a camel on the highway. In New Hampshire it is illegal to inhale bus fumes with the intent of inducing euphoria. In New Jersey it is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon. In New York City it is illegal for a man to give 'The Standard Lear' to a woman. Violators are forced to wear horse blinders. In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans. In Newport, Rhode Island it is illegal to smoke from a pipe after sunset. In Nicholas County, W. Va., no member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service. In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman can't go out without wearing a corset. (There was a civil-service jobfor men onlycalled a corset inspector). However, in Merryville, Missouri, women are prohibited from wearing corsets because "the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male." In North America, the breed of dog called the Doberman Pinscher is spelled with one "n". But in Europe where it originated, it's spelled with 2. The man who bred for the Doberman spelled his last name (Dobermann) with 2 'n's as well. In North Andover, Massachusetts citizens are prohibitied from carrying 'space guns.' In North Caroline it is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds. In North Dakota it is illegal to keep an elk in a sandbox in your backyard. In NYC, "it is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose and wiggling the extended fingers of that hand." In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day. In October 1959 Elizabeth Taylor became the first Hollywood star to receive $1 million for a single picture. (for Cleopatra) In ohio it is illegal to ride on the roof of a taxi cab In ohio it is illegal to run out of gas. In Ohio women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men see reflections of their underwear In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00. In Oklahoma, people who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed. In one of the central intersections of the resort town of Pompeii destroyed in A.D. 79 by Mt. Vesuvius is a replica of the male genitalia, imbedded in and made of cobblestones. The image is approximately three feet wide by three feet long, and points the way to a house of prostitution. The walls of the house are still decorated with picture of the various specialties of the ladies employed there. In Oregon anyone with a bad reputation is prohibited from distributing malt beverages. In Paulding, Ohio an officer of the law may bite a dog to quiet him. In Pennsylvania: "Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes." In playing poker, there is one chance in 500 of drawing a flush. In Pocatello, Idaho, a law passed in 1912 provided that "The carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view." In Providence, Rhode Island it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday. In Radford, VA you are not allowed to spit, loogie, puke or urinate on the streets. In Reno, Nevada staging a marathon dance is illegal, although posting a notice on a fire hydrant about illegal dance marathons is not. In Richmond, Virginia it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee. In Rochester, Michigan, anyone bathing in public must have his or her bathing suit inspected by a police officer. In rural areas, there are more insects in 1 square mile than there are humans on earth In Salem, Massachesetts sleeping in the nude in a rented room is forbidden, even for married couples. In Saratoga, Florida it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit. In Scituate, Rhode Island it is illegal to keep a flock of chickens in your motorhome if you live in a trailer park. In Scotland, Irn-Bru is a soft drink that is more popular than Coca-Cola. When McDonalds opened in Glasgow and did not sell Irn-Bru, it was considered an insult, and the restaurant was subsequently boycotted. In Seattle, Washington, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length. In seventy-five years the human heart pumps 3,122,000,000 gallons of blood, enough to fill in oil tanker over 46 times! In Shakespeare, Rosalind, the heroine of "As You Like It", has more lines than any of Shakespeare's female characters. Cleopatra comes in second with 670 lines and third place belongs to Imogen ("Cymbeline"), with 591 lines. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes when you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase, "goodnight, sleep tight" came from. In Siberia, in 1994, a container full of marijuana was discovered in the 2,000-year-old grave of a Scythian princess and priestess, among the many other articles buried with her. In some chuch in South Carolina, every man must bring a rifle to church on Sunday to ward off Indian attacks. In some town in South Carolina, it is perfectly legal for a man to beat his wife. But only if its on the courthouse steps on Sunday. In South Carolina you can be fined for not denouncing "the evils of intemperance" on the fourth Friday of every October. In South Dakota it is illegal to try to convince a pacifist to renounce his beliefs by threatening to arm-wrestle him. In South Korea, Green Giant canned sweet corn is advertised as a topping for ice cream. In space, astronauts are unable to cry, tears can't flow down, because of the lack of gravity. In Spanish, the word "hombre" means: 'shoulder', 'man', and 'hat' all at the same time. In Spit Bergen, Norway at one time of the year the sun shines continuously for three and a half months. In Springfield, door to door salesman are prohibited from selling their goods while standing in the middle of the road, screaming at passing vehicles. In Staten Island, New York it is illegal for a father to call his son a 'faggot' or 'queer' in an effort to curb 'girlie' behavior. In Sterling, Colorado, it is unlawful to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight. In Sumatra, workers on coffee plantations gather the world's most expensive coffee by following a gourmet marsupial who consumes only the choicest coffee beans. By picking through what he excretes, they obtain the world's most expensive coffee -'Kopi Luwak', which sells for over $100 per pound. In Sweden, when leaving someone's home, wait until you get to the doorway to step outside before putting on your coat. To do so earlier suggests you are eager to leave. In Tennessee it is illegal to use a lasso to catch fish. In Tennessee, it is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile. In terms of area, Juneau, Alaska, is the largest city in the United States, yet it can only be reached by boat or plane. In Texas any artificial constructed underwater barrier reefs must come with an instruction booklet. In Texas criminals are required to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. In Thailand, the left hand is considered unclean, so you should not eat with it. Also, pointing with one finger is considered rude and is only done when pointing to objects or animals, never humans. In the "Princess Diaries" when the main character is talking to her friend while walking up and down a bench, she falls which portrays her clumsey character. That wasn't on purpose, though. It was raining and the bench was very slippery and she fell for real. If you watch that scene, it will make perfect sense consdering the way they were laughing and how the princess told her friend to keep talking. The director liked it, so he kept it. In the 14th century, the Arabs started to cultivate coffee plants. The first commercially grown and harvested coffee originated in the Arabian Peninsula near the port of Mocha. In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family's pot filled with coffee. In the 1700s, European women achieved a pale complexion by eating "Arsenic Complexion Wafers" actually made with the poison. In the 17th century, no citizen of Japan was allowed to leave the country on penalty of death. In the 17th century, the number pi was known to 35 decimal places. Today, to 1.2411 trillion. In the 1800s, the Chinese believed that strangling a man was less sever a punishment than beheading because the body would not be permanently disfigured. In the 1870s, William Russell Frisbie opened a bakery called the Frisbie Pie Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His lightweight pie tins were embossed with the family name. In the mid-1940s, students at Yale University tossed the empty pie tins as a game. In the 1905 football season, 18 men were killed in college games in the United States, and 159 more were permanently injured. In the 1960's, the US spent millions developing a zero gravity pen for use in space In the 19th century, craftsmen who made hats were known to be excitable and irrational, as well as to tremble with palsy and mix up their words. Such behavior gave rise to the familiar expression "mad as a hatter". The disorder, called hatter's shakes, was caused by chronic mercury poisoning from the solution used to treat the felt. Attacking the central nervous system, the toxin led to behavioral symptoms. In the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, if a man was not married by age 30, he would not be allowed to vote or watch athletic events involving nude young men. In the Andes, time is sometimes measured by how long it takes to chew a quid of coca leaf. In the building trade a slate measuring 24 by 12 inches is called a In the city of Carmel, where Clint Eastwood grew up, they dont have postmen, coz they dont have street numbers. Ppl go to the post office to collect their mail. In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders. In the early days of modern theater, artificial lighting was produced by throwing pollen grains of the club moss which is highly flammable when placed on a hot surface onto a hot shovel. In the early stages of development, and pig's embroyo is similar to that of a human's. In the England it is illegal to sell most goods on a sunday, (this law is mostly ignored), it is however legal to sell a carrot. It is also legal to sell it at any price and to give free gifts with it, such as anything else one might want to buy on a sunday! In the entire state of Maryland, it is illegal to give or recieve oral sex. In the game "Monopoly," the space on which a player has the greatest statistical chance of landing is Illinois Avenue. In the great fire of London in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured. In the Great Seal of the US the eagle grasps 13 arrows and an olive branch. In the Holocaust between 5.1 and 6 million of Europe's 10 million Jews were killed. An additional 6 million 'unwanted' people were also executed, including more than half of Poland's educated populace. In the kingdom of Bhutan, all citizens officially become one year older on New Year’s Day. In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated. In the last three centuries, 90% of all people living in the Western world have switched from tea to coffee. In the late 19th century the Supreme Court of the United States legally declarded the tomato a vegetable. In the late 19th century, millions of human mummies were used as fuel for locomotives in Egypt where wood and coal was scarce, but mummies were plentiful. In the mall, the fat sheriff with the shotgun fires at the spiders. When the ejected casings hit the ground, they make a metallic "chink" noise. Shotgun casings are made of plastic. In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling. In the movie Casablanca Rick never says "Play it again, Sam." He says: "You played it for her, you can play it for me. Play it!". Ilsa says "Play it, Sam. Play `As Time Goes By"'. In the Netherlands, in 1634, a collector paid 1,000 pounds of cheese, four oxen, eight pigs, 12 sheep, a bed, and a suit of clothes for a single bulb of the Viceroy tulip. In the original Star Wars A New Hope when everyone is stuck in the trash compactor and the storm troopers come for C-3PO and R2-D2 the stormtroopers come through the door and one of them hits its head, very funny. They make it look like he did it on purpose by another stormtrooper says "Take care of him" which they added in there guess Lucas kept it as kind of a joke In the original Wizard of Oz, during the scene in the forest, you can see a body hanging from a tree in the background. This is real. He was an actor that hung himself after he didnt get the part of the Tinman. They cut it out of the later versions, but if you have a movie from before the golden age of film editing, you'll see him. In the pilot episode of Seinfeld (then called The Seinfeld Chronicles) , Kessler was the last name of the neighbor who would later become known as Kramer. In the quiet town of Connorsville, Wisconsin, it's illegal for a man to shoot off a gun when his female partner has an orgasm. In the Simpsons series, Homer has said 3267 "Doh!" In the Spanish Pyrenees, when a beekeeper dies, each of his bees is splashed with a drop of Black Ink. In the St. Louis, MO area, the word "hoosier" is used as a slang term for what the rest of the country would describe as "white trash," "rednecks," or "hillbillies". In the ten years between 1987 and 1997, there was an increase of over 800 million people on the planet. In the U.S, Frisbees outsell footballs, baseballs and basketballs combined. In the United States bacteria in foods cause 6.5 million to 33 million cases of human illness and 9,000 deaths annually. In the United States only 80 miles separate the highest point of land and the lowest point in the lower 48 states. Mount Whitney on the eastern border of Sequoia National Park in California is 14,496 feet high, and a pool called Badwater in Death Valley is 280 feet below sea level. In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes. In the United States, approximately seven billion pounds of chocolate and candy are manufactured each year. In the United States, more Frisbee discs are sold each year than baseballs, basketballs, and footballs combined. In the United States, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of death among children. In the US a pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound or potatoes In the US, about 127 million adults are overweight or obese; worldwide, 750 million are overweight and 300 million more are obese. In the US, 15% of children in elementary school are overweight; 20% are worldwide. In the US, Delaware, Virginia and Michigan rank as the top three states for Ritalin use, and most of the prescriptions are for elementary and middle school age children. Doctors in these states prescribe at least 33 grams for every 1,000 residents, 56 percent more than the national average, according to figures compiled by the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency. In the US, federal law states that children's TV shows may contain only 10 minutes of advertising per hour and on weekends the limit is 10 and one-half minutes. In The Wizard of Oz the Scarecrow was looking for a brain, the Cowardly Lion was looking for courage, and the Tin Man was looking for a heart. In the year 1763, there were over 200 coffee shops in Venice. In the year 1790, there were two firsts in the United States; the first wholesale coffee roasting company, and the first newspaper advertisement featuring coffee. In the year 498 B.C., in the city of Chung-tu, crime ceased to happen with the naming of a new Minister of Crime. Legend has it that nobody wanted to commit a crime because everyone idolized the new minister, someone by the name of Confucius. In Tonawanda, New York homeless people may not start a fire in the park unless they intend to cook food. In Tulsa, Oklahoma the limit on kisses is three minutes (by law). In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer. In Turkey during the 16th and 17th centuries, anyone caught drinking coffee was put to death. In turtles, the colon(intestine) is also used for respiration, as it takes in oxygen. Thats how they stay underwater for so long. In Utah a husband is responsible for all criminal acts committed by his wife while she is in his presence. In Utah it is illegal to fish from horseback. In Utah, birds have the right of way on all highways. In Vermont it is illegal to paint landscapes in times of war. In Vermont it is illegal to whistle while underwater. In Vermont women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth. In Vulcan, Alberta Canada, the tourist welcome sign is written in both English and Klingon (alien language from “Star Trek”). In Washington D.C. it is illegal to post a notice in public which calls another person a 'coward' for refusing to accept a challenge to duel. In Washington, anyone under the age of 18 must have parental permission to throw a tear gas canister. In Waterloo, Nebraska it is unlawful for barbers to eat onions while on the job. In West Virginia it is illegal to dig for ginseng on your neighbor's lawn without their permission. In West Virginia you cannot fly a red flag in front of your house if you are disappointed in your sherrif. In West Virginia, it is legal for one to take roadkill home for dinner.... In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, it is against the law for children under seven years of age to go to college. In Wisconsin you are allowed to marry your house. In Wisconsin, after 3:00 a.m., you have to send a rocket signal in the air after every mile you drive. Then wait a minute for a response. In Wyoming it is illegal to tattoo a horse with the intent of making it unrecognizable to its owner. In York, Pennsylvania, you can't sit down while watering your lawn with a hose. Incan soldiers used to eat freeze-dried potatoes when they were on a march. The Incans would leave the food outside to freeze overnight, then thaw them out and stomp on them to remove the excess water. Including the 2000 World Series, there have been only three meetings between teams from the same city: 1906 (Cubs vs. White Sox), 1944 (Cardinals vs. Browns) and 2000 (Mets vs. Yankees). India has a Bill of Rights for cows. India has the most post offices of any country with 280,181. India is the leading film making country in the world. More than twice as many films are made in India each year than in France, the third highest film producers in the world. Indiana has a city named Santa Claus. Infant beavers are called kittens. Influenza caused over twenty-one million deaths in 1918. Insects shiver when they're cold. Insomniacs may move as many as seventy times. Insulin was discovered in 1922 by Sir Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best. Intel is a shortened name for Integrated Electronics. The company's founders wanted to use the full name when they went into business in 1968, but it was already in use. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. Irish cream and Hazelnut are the most popular whole bean coffee flavorings. Irving Berlin has never learned to read music or to write it. He hums or sings his songs to a secretary, who takes them down in musical notation. Isaac Newton, Peter Tchaikovsky and Annie Lennox were all born on Christmas. Israel is the only country in the world, which has compulsory military service for women. It has 51 meanings as a noun, 126 meanings as a verb, and 10 meanings as a participle adjective. It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2000 balloons. It has been proven that feathers directly evolved from reptiles' scales. Therefore, birds came after reptiles. It has been reported that some dogs are able to sniff out skin cancer. It's in a journal on Lancet. Click here It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois. It is against the law in Oregon to fish with canned corn. It is against the law in Pueblo, Colorado, to raise or permit a dandelion to grow within the city limits. It is against the law in Texas, NJ, Iowa, and 25 other states for gay men to have sex of any kind. The result of a man having sex with another man is punishable by fines and up to 6 months in jail. it is, however, LEGAL for a male in Texas to have sex with his sheep. It is against the law to have a pet in Iceland. It is also against the law in Oregon to get married in your bathing suit. It is believed that the Greek poet Aeschylus was killed when a bird flying overhead dropped a tortoise and struck him. Birds have been known to carry shellfish to great heights and drop them in order crack the shells. It is estimated that 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 snowflakes have fallen to the earth since it was formed. It is estimated that a plastic container can resist decomposition for as long as 50,000 years. It is forbidden for aircraft to fly over the Taj Mahal. It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep in Logan County, Colorado. It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license. It is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands. It is illegal in Elkhart, Indiana, for a barber to threaten to cut off a youngster's ears...what about an oldster? It is illegal in Georgia to use profanity in the presence of a corpse. It is illegal in Lafayette, Louisiana to play a musical instrument for the purpose of attracting attention, without a license. It is illegal in North Carolina to have sex in churchyards. It is illegal in Reno, Nevada to conceal a spray-painted shopping cart in your basement. It is illegal to accept a gratuity or tip in Iowa. It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time. It is illegal to hunt camels in Arizona. It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona. It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver. It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro, Georgia. It is illegal to take more than 2 baths a month within Boston confines. It is impossible for a pig to look up at the sky and people can not lick their elbows!!!!! be sure to remember that the next time you stick your elbow in spagetti =) It is impossible for a solar eclipse to last for more than 7 minutes 58 seconds. It is impossible for anyone to verbally count up to the number 1 trillion it is impossible to drink more than a gallon of milk in 1 hour without throwing up!!! It is impossible to get water out of a rimless tyre. It is impossible to land on planet Jupiter, because, scientists believe that below all the gases and liguid there is a center [core] which is made up of small ball of pressurized iron, but it is impossible to tell for sutre. It is impossible to lick your elbow. It is impossible to sneeze and keep your eyes open at the same time. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. It is only appropriate to fly the US flag upside down in emergencies. It means "Help Me, I am in Trouble!" It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. It is possible to lead a cow up stairs, but not down. It is Texas law that when two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone. It is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place in the District of Columbia. It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis and Minnesota. It takes 120 drops of water to fill a teaspoon. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown. It takes 20 different muscles to form a kiss. It takes 25 muscles to swallow. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs. It takes 35 to 65 minks to produce the average mink coat. The numbers for other types of fur coats are: beaver 15; fox 15 to 25; ermine 150; chinchilla 60 to 100. It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound. It takes about 1.25 seconds for moonlight to reach the Earth. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. It takes about 48 hours for your body to completely digest the food from one meal. It takes forty minutes to hard boil an ostrich egg. It takes only 8 minutes for sunlight to travel from the sun to the earth, which also means, if you see the sun go out, it actually went out 8 minutes ago It takes seven years for a lobster to weigh one pound. It takes, on average, 345 squirts from a cow’s udder to yield one gallon of milk. It took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa. He never signed or dated the painting. Leonardo and Mona had identical bone structures according to the painting. X-ray images have shown that there are 3 other versions under the original. It took over 4 years to film milo and otis to get the animals to do what they are suppose to. It was claimed that a Tiger shot dead by colonel Jim Corbett in 1907 had killed 436 people in India. It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so that the stomach is dangling out of it's mouth. Then the frog uses its' forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again. It was during the 1600's that the first coffee mill made its debut in London. It was proposed in the Rhode Island legislature in the 1970s that there be a $2 tax on every act of sexual intercourse. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his It was the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, CT, whose name -and lightweight pie tins -gave birth to the modern Frisbee. It was the law in Scotland in 1288 that for each year known as "lepe yeare" any maiden lady could ask the man she liked to be her husband. If he refused and didn't have a good excuse he would be "mulcted of ye sum of one pound or less" (essentially, he would owe her a dollar). France enacted a similar law a year later. It was the left shoe that Aschenputtel (Cinderella) lost at the stairway, when the prince tried to follow her. It was originally the right, but the translator messed up again. It wasn't until 1913 that sports teams started using numbers on players' jerseys for identfication. It first happened during a football game between the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin. It would take 15,840,000 rolls of wallpaper to cover the Great Wall of China. Italians do not drink espresso during meals. It is considered to be a separate event and is given its own time. Italians in Italy consume a million and a half tons of spaghetti every year. Italy now has over 200,000 coffee bars, and still growing. It's a common myth that chocolate aggravates acne. Experiments conducted at the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Naval Academy found that consumption of chocolate -even frequent daily dietary intake -had no effect on the incidence of acne. Professional dermatologists today do not link acne with diet. It's a diverse world we live in. In the U.S., football, basketball and baseball are the three most watched sports on TV. In England, the top three most viewed are soccer, Formula One auto racing and boxing. In Russia, it's soccer, ice hockey and boxing. And in China, it's soccer, table tennis and swimming. It's a good thing lemmings are promiscuous, they produce 4 times as many females as males. It's against the law in Willowdale, Oregon, for a husband to curse during sex. It's against the law to catch fish with your bare hands in Kansas. It's been estimated that man have been riding horses for over 3,000 years. It's been estimated that one out of every two hundred women is born with an extra nipple. It's been said that Adolph Hitler was a coprophiliac, which means he had a fetish for women's feces. He also had a thing for being urinated on by women. It's believed that India gets its name from the Indus River. The interesting thing is that none of the river is actually in India...it's in Pakistan. It's estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk. It's illegal in Newcastle, WY to have sex in a butcher shop's meat freezer. It's illegal in Wilbur, Washington, to ride an ugly horse. It's illegal to have sex on a parked motorcycle in London. It's illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas in that state. It's impossible to get water out of a rimless tire. It's impossible to lick your elbow. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. It's more likely you would be attacked by a cow than a shark. It's safe to make love while parked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Police officers aren't allowed to walk up and knock on the window. Any suspicious officer who thinks that sex is taking place must drive up from behind, honk his horn three times and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of his car to investigate. It's strange that a city with a two letter abreviation (LA) was named after a river called "EL RIO DE SENORA LA REYNA DE LOS ANGELES DE PORCIUNCULA".
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