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Post by torontotrini on May 5, 2009 20:16:49 GMT
In 1313, King Edward II enacted a law that forbade people from dying in Parliament.
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Post by torontotrini on May 5, 2009 20:23:46 GMT
In Melbourne, Australia it is illegal for men to parade in strapless dresses - but they are allowed to cross-dress in anything with sleeves.
A 100-year-old law in Willowdale, Oregon makes it illegal to swear during sex.
In Texas, two categories of men are exempt from peeping tom charges: men over 50 and men with only one eye.
In Normal, Oklahoma you could be sent to prison for "making an ugly face at a dog."
In Florida, a law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
Also in Florida, there is a law that forbids people from having sexual relations with a porcupine.
Judges' robes were not always black. In fact, they used to be as colorful as predicted by the fashion of the day. However, to mourn the death of Queen Mary II, judges wore black robes... and never changed back to another color.
Worldwide, 20,000 brands of beer are brewed in 180 styles, from ales, lagers, pilsner and stouts to bitters, cream ales and iced beers.
An Egyptian text of 1600 BC gives 100 medical prescriptions using beer. A few years ago, the New Castle Brewery in England brewed 1,000 bottles Tutankhamun Ale from a 3,200-year old recipe found in the sun temple of Queen Nefertiti.
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Post by Barbara on Jun 22, 2009 10:41:24 GMT
Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.  ants never sleep.  |
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Post by Missredhead on Jun 22, 2009 13:26:22 GMT
No wonder it hurts when they bite you |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Jul 17, 2009 18:25:43 GMT
What I'd like to know (cos I don't and never have done, so I'm hoping that here's the place to find out) is just why Grandmother ever fancied sucking an egg in the first place... was there a time when egg-sucking was considered a treat? It can't be nice, can it?
OM.
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Post by Barbara on Jul 17, 2009 18:27:15 GMT
Don't knock it 'till you've tried it. ;D
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Post by nightowl on Jul 17, 2009 20:27:01 GMT
;D ;D ;D
Interesting question though, OM............
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Post by fozzie on Aug 11, 2009 16:44:44 GMT
Did you know Liechtenstein is a double land locked country and there is only one other
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Post by Dr Bill on Aug 11, 2009 17:08:51 GMT
Did you know Liechtenstein is a double land locked country and there is only one other Which is...? Make a good quiz question this |
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Post by fozzie on Aug 11, 2009 17:36:16 GMT
Dr B its one of those Stanleys in the middle of Europe....
Uzbekistan.
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