laws
It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or
corpses.
It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.
In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.
Under the UK’s Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don’t want him to know, though you don’t have to tell him anything you don’t mind him knowing.
In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.
In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.
Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.
In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.
In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.
In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station
In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation. frustrating
In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.
In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.
In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.
In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.
In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.
In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.
In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.
In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.
In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.
facts
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The longest place name still in use is:
Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteat uripukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenua kitanatahu
-- a New Zealand hill. (See if your spell check has this word)
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.(no wonder all women are mental)
All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen in the distance.
Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow film down while shooting so you could see his moves
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
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