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Laws & Regulations FactsJuly 29, 2008
Moscow weathermen can be fined for inaccurate weather forecasting!
In Idaho, You may not fish on a camel’s back.
You may not mortgage your teeth in Las Vegas
It was forbidden to have a dog in Iceland
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a toll booth.
In Michigan, a woman isn’t allowed […]
Languages FactsJuly 29, 2008
Three consective strikes in bowling is called a turkey.
The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for ‘To Insure Prompt Service’.
The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings).
The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms […]
Human FactsJuly 29, 2008
Women who are romance novel readers are reported to make love 74% more often with their partners than women who do not read romance novels.
If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left […]
facts - 0070April 1, 2008
76% of Americans celebrate New Year’s Eve in groups of less than 20.
facts - 0067March 31, 2008
If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
facts - 0064March 31, 2008
Until the 1960’s men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.
facts - 0063March 31, 2008
Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935.
facts - 0062March 31, 2008
India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
facts - 0061March 31, 2008
The Chinese ideogram for ‘trouble’ depicts two women living under one roof.
facts - 0060March 31, 2008
It took 20,000 men 22 years to build the Taj Mahal
facts - 0059March 31, 2008
Ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as medicine.
facts - 0058March 30, 2008
The first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
