Did you know...

What do you know? Post any weird, strange, or otherwise unusual facts you know here.

Some examples (Mine are about animals, but they can be about anything):

Did you know...

...Some animals, such as frogs, fish, and sometimes even snakes, can change their gender when necessary

...A snake can move its heart to protect it when it swallows prey

...There have been reported cases of snakes giving virgin births

There are actual toads that defend themselves by BLOWING UP when attacked.

Elephants cant jump.
Cows contribute more to global warming than humans.
Kangaroos have a unique bacteria in thier gut that makes it impossible for them to fart.
Combine Kangaroo with cow and you solve global warming, genious.

mmm.... Kowgaroo.... a meat with a kick!

But where was I? Oh yeah...

Did you know that about a quarter of our bones exist in our feet and/or hands? (over 50 bones that is)

Bunnies can't play soccer.

But they can DANCE! XD

Werid laws from each state


Alabama
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

California
Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.

Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place
of worship.

Bathhouses are against the law.

It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Women may not drive in a house coat.

Florida
Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

It is illegal to skateboard without a license.

When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.

Kansas

Prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.

Louisiana

It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
Indiana

It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.

Liquor stores may not sell milk.

Michigan

You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.

Nebraska

It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.

New York
A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

North Dakota

Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

Ohio

It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.

It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

Pennsylvania

A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.

Texas

It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.

It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

Washington

It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility pole without prior consent from the utility company.

A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.

Wisconsin

You must manually flush all urinals in a building.

Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.


((any states that I didn't mention just ask and I'll put up the laws for those too))

International laws

Australia

Children may not purchase cigarettes, but can smoke them.

You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle.

It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar.

It is illegal to read someone's tarot, or give them a psychic reading as these are forms of witchcraft.

Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, your modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does the ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a $12000 fine. - Telecommunications Act 1991.

England

Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license.

It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.

Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism.

France

Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of the music in the radio must be by French composers.

Not to be mean, but I call BS on some of those laws.

They are REALLY funny, but they can't be real. Can they?

(penalty for jumping off a building is death. XD)

Moonlight-pendent wrote:

France

Between the hours of 8AM and 8PM, 70% of the music in the radio must be by French composers.

I don't know this one

Pendragon wrote:

Not to be mean, but I call BS on some of those laws.

They are REALLY funny, but they can't be real. Can they?

(penalty for jumping off a building is death. XD)

Lol ^^ they are ALL real check em out yourself

http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states

http://www.lawguru.com/weird/part02.html

"It is illegal to display colored chickens for sale."

Wow. We humans are just asking to be eaten with such stupid laws.

Kentucky law

"Dogs may not molest cars"

WHAT?!

I've heard some of them before during english class.

Here's one from my student's book:

In Pennsylvania, if you are driving along a country road at night, you must stop at every mile (1.6 km) and send up a rocket signal. You must then wait 10 minutes so the local farmers can move livestock off the road before you continue your journey.

Malahite wrote:

There are actual toads that defend themselves by BLOWING UP when attacked.

Sounds like Deidara

Not as in explosion, they make themselves bigger to discourage snakes from swallowing them as they would be too big for them. Some have found a way to counter this by swallowing them feet first.

Sean Okotami wrote:

Not as in explosion, they make themselves bigger to discourage snakes from swallowing them as they would be too big for them. Some have found a way to counter this by swallowing them feet first.

No, as in actual blowing up. "Boom" dead blow up.

But I put a "Did you know..." anyway.

Sean Okotami wrote:

But I put a "Did you know..." anyway.

True enough, that is also a "Did you know..." fact.

Did you know...

...Cows can go up stairs but not down them

...The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad

...The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts three naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders

...Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill

...Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people

...The sloth moves so slowly, green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur

...The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1

...The electric chair was invented by a dentist

...Windmills always turn counter-clockwise, except for the windmills in Ireland

...A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night