Have you ever had one of those days? Yeah me too, today!Did you know...
- Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
- There are more chickens in the world than people.
- Peanuts are used in making dynamite.
Random ( And useless! )Thoughts & Facts...
- Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
- Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
- Sloths take 2 weeks to digest their food
- The first man to distill bourbon whiskey in the United States was a Baptist preacher, in 1789
- The Chinese, in olden days, used marijuana only as a remedy for dysentery
- An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.
Crimes...
- A man went in to rob a bank. He demanded the clerk to give him all the money. They told him to go sit out in his car and they would bring him the bags of money. He agreed and went out to his car. In the meantime, the people in the bank called the police. When they got there the man was still sitting in his car waiting for the money and they arrested him. (Wow, Really? Maybe I should entitle this "Crimes of the less intelligent")
- A Texan convicted of robbery worked out a deal to pay $9600 in damages rather than serve a two-year prison sentence. For payment, he gave the court a forged check. He got his prison term back, plus eight more years.
- A man was arrested and charged with the robbery—of vending machines. The man posted bail, entirely in quarters.
- In Redondo Beach, Calif., a police officer arrested a driver after a short chase and charged him with drunk driving. Officer Joseph Fonteno's suspicions were aroused when he saw the white Mazda MX-7 rolling down Pacific Coast Highway with half of a traffic-light pole, including the lights, lying across its hood. The driver had hit the pole on a median strip and simply kept driving. According to Fonteno, when the driver was asked about the pole, he said, "It came with the car when I bought it." ( Nice try. )
- Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income. (And they say crime doesn't pay...)
And what random blog entry would be complete without...
Strange Laws...
- Theaters in Glendale, California can show horror films only on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday
- In Saudi Arabia, a woman reportedly may divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee.
- You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina
- In Riverside, California, there is an old law on the city's books which makes it illegal to kiss unless both people wipe their lips with rose water
- In Lehigh, Nebraska it's against the law to sell donut holes.
- Women were banned by royal decree from using hotel swimming pools in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, in 1979.
- Under the law of Mississippi, there’s no such thing as a female Peeping Tom
- By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for 72 years
- Chewing gum is outlawed in Singapore because it is a means of "tainting an environment free of dirt."
- In Idaho a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds
I will save the rest for another day...
Oh hey, if you live in the area, be sure to check out my new blog
"Experience Ft. Pierce through Food"
Where I put my two-cents in about the local fare, good & bad!
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