In Washington State, you can't carry a concealed weapon that is over 6 feet in length.
In San Francisco, there is an ordinance, which bans the picking up and throwing of used confetti.
In Kentucky, it is illegal for a merchant to force a person into his place of business for the purpose of making a sale.
It is against the law in Connecticut for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother or father has forbidden the relationship.
In Michigan, married couples must live together or be imprisoned.
In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.
In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.
Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.
In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.
In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.
In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.
California law prohibits a woman from driving a car while dressed in a housecoat.
In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.
In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping.
In New York, it is against the law for a blind person to drive an automobile.
In West Virginia, only babies can ride in a baby carriage.
In Georgia, it is against the law to slap a man on the back or front.
A barber is not to advertise prices in the State of Georgia.
In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that fixed a ceiling on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.
In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.
In Rochester, Michigan, the law is that anyone bathing in public must have the bathing suit inspected by a police officer !
In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.
In Utah, birds have the right of way on any public highway.
In Ohio, one must have a license to keep a bear.
In Tennessee, a law exists which prohibits the sale of bologna (sandwich meat) on Sunday.
In Virginia, the Code of 1930 has a statute which prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than political candidates.
In Providence, Rhode Island, it is against the law to jump off a bridge.
In the State of Kansas, you're not allowed to drive a buffalo through a street.
In Florida, it is against the law to put livestock on a school bus.
In New Jersey, cabbage can't be sold on Sunday.
In Galveston, Texas, it is illegal to have a camel run loose in the street!
In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight.
In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum.
In Cleveland, Ohio, it is unlawful to leave chewing gum in public places.
In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.
In New York, it is against the law for children to pick up or collect cigarette and cigar butts.
In Massachusetts, it is against the law to put tomatos in clam chowder.
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In Washington State, you can't carry a concealed weapon that is over 6 feet in length.
In San Francisco, there is an ordinance, which bans the picking up and throwing of used confetti.
In Kentucky, it is illegal for a merchant to force a person into his place of business for the purpose of making a sale.
It is against the law in Connecticut for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother or father has forbidden the relationship.
In Michigan, married couples must live together or be imprisoned.
In the state of Colorado, a pet cat, if loose, must have a tail-light !
In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.
In West Virginia, one can't cook sauerkraut or cabbage due to the odors and the offence is subject to imprisonment.
In Missouri, a man must have a permit to shave.
The law states that more than 3000 sheep cannot be herded down Hollywood Blvd. at any one time.
In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle.
In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.
In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.
Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.
In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.
In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.
In Phoenix, Arizona, you can't walk through a hotel lobby with spurs on.
In California, a law created in 1925 makes it illegal to wiggle while dancing.
In Utah, daylight must be visible between dancing couples.
In Michigan, it is against the law for a lady to lift her skirt more than 6 inches while walking through a mud puddle.
In North Carolina, it is against the law for a rabbit to race down the street.
In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.
In West Virginia, one can't cook sauerkraut or cabbage due to the odors and the offence is subject to imprisonment.
In Missouri, a man must have a permit to shave.
The law states that more than 3000 sheep cannot be herded down Hollywood Blvd. at any one time.
In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
strange facts2
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 hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times!
Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside!
A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny!!
Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it's known as Tennessee!
The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!
The state of Florida is bigger than England!
There are more than one million animal species on Earth!
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska!
you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off - it dies from starvation!
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas!
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska!
you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!
The state of Florida is bigger than England!
There are more than one million animal species on Earth!
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark!
The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times!
Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside!
A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny!!
Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it's known as Tennessee!
The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!
The state of Florida is bigger than England!
There are more than one million animal species on Earth!
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska!
you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off - it dies from starvation!
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!
The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas!
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska!
you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!
Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!
The state of Florida is bigger than England!
There are more than one million animal species on Earth!
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits
It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark!
strange facts1
There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!
If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!
A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth!
The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
Porcupines float in water!
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!
A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth!
The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
Porcupines float in water!
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
amazing cricket facts
No one has completed an innings at the score of 228!
South Africans were the first to introduce TV run outs!
Graham Yallop, in 1978 was the first man to wear a helmet!
Wasim Akram is the first (an only?) man to perform a hat-trick in both one days and tests!
England and Australia played the first ever one day international at Melbourne in 1971!
Sachin Tendulkar was the first victim of the third umpire. In the Test match!
Hanif Mohammed (Pakistan) batted for 16 hours and 10 minutes - nearly 3 full days - against the West Indies, scoring 337*.
There are 10 ways a batsman can be declared "out" in cricket: 1. Caught 2. Bowled 3. Leg Before Wicket 4. Hit Wicket 5. Timed Out (wonder what is this?) 6. Handling the ball 7. Obstructing the field 8. Hit the ball twice 9. Run Out 10. Stumped
"Timed Out (wonder what is this?) "
Hey Crickman, timed out means a batsman can be declared out if he fails to come to the crease in 5 mins. After a batsman is out, if the next batsman takes more then 5 mins to come to the crease and the fielding team appeals, he can be declared out.
Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer to have won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals.
The first Test match began on 15 March 1877 and had a timeless format with four balls per over. It ended on 19 March 1877 with Australia winning by 45 runs.
The first Twenty20 international was between Australia and New Zealand in 2005.
The Test match between England and South Africa at Durban in 1939 was finally abandoned as a draw on the tenth day because England players had to catch their ship home.
South Africans were the first to introduce TV run outs!
Graham Yallop, in 1978 was the first man to wear a helmet!
Wasim Akram is the first (an only?) man to perform a hat-trick in both one days and tests!
England and Australia played the first ever one day international at Melbourne in 1971!
Sachin Tendulkar was the first victim of the third umpire. In the Test match!
Hanif Mohammed (Pakistan) batted for 16 hours and 10 minutes - nearly 3 full days - against the West Indies, scoring 337*.
There are 10 ways a batsman can be declared "out" in cricket: 1. Caught 2. Bowled 3. Leg Before Wicket 4. Hit Wicket 5. Timed Out (wonder what is this?) 6. Handling the ball 7. Obstructing the field 8. Hit the ball twice 9. Run Out 10. Stumped
"Timed Out (wonder what is this?) "
Hey Crickman, timed out means a batsman can be declared out if he fails to come to the crease in 5 mins. After a batsman is out, if the next batsman takes more then 5 mins to come to the crease and the fielding team appeals, he can be declared out.
Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer to have won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals.
The first Test match began on 15 March 1877 and had a timeless format with four balls per over. It ended on 19 March 1877 with Australia winning by 45 runs.
The first Twenty20 international was between Australia and New Zealand in 2005.
The Test match between England and South Africa at Durban in 1939 was finally abandoned as a draw on the tenth day because England players had to catch their ship home.
funny cricket facts
Where does the term "wicket" come from? "Wicket" comes from the standard definition of the wicket as a small gate. Wicket also refers to the event of a batter getting out, and to the number of batters left in the lineup. For example, one might say, "Six wickets have fallen" or, "The team has seven wickets in hand."A cricket bat is not as heavy as it looks. The weight of a cricket bat usually ranges from 1.1 k to 1.4 k (2 lb, 8 oz to 3 lbs). Lighter bats are made for junior play.What's inside a cricket ball? The cricket ball is made of cork layered with tightly wound string and covered with leather. The ball used for men's cricket weighs 155.9 g to 163 g (5.5 oz to 5.75 oz). Balls for women's and junior cricket are slightly smaller and lighter.Where Canada ranks on the international scene. In 2007, Canada ranked 15th out of 101 cricket-playing countries. Canada has played in 11 International Cricket Council (ICC) world cup matches, with only one win to date (in 2003, against Bangladesh).The longest match in history. In 1939, England and South Africa played for 14 days straight in Durban, South Africa. Even then, the match wasn't over. England needed 42 more runs to win, and had five wickets in hand, but the team's boat was due to sail home the next day, and so the game was called. The match was officially declared a tie.The world's greatest bowler. The sport's greatest bowler is not quite so easily defined. The British magazine The Wisden Cricketer gives the nod to Sri Lankan Murali Muralitharan. Other greats include Australia's Shane Warne, New Zealand's Richard Hadlee and Courtney Walsh of the West Indies.World's longest throw. In 1884, Englishman Robert Percival achieved a distance of 128 m, 60 cm (140 yds., 2 ft.), at Durham Sands racecourse.
unknown facts about world
Cosmologists think that...the universe began 13.7 billion years ago (i.e., 1,370 million years ago) the contents of the universe include 4% atoms (ordinary matter) 23% of an unknown type of dark matter, and 73% of a mysterious dark energy our solar system was formed about 5 billion years ago the earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago Paleontologists think that...invertebrate life began on earth about 600 million years ago fish evolved about 300 million years ago amphibians evolved about 150 million years ago reptiles evolved about 120 million years ago dinosaurs evolved about 80 million years ago bipedal hominids began appearing about 6 million years ago australopithicus afarensis appeared about 3.5 million years ago australopithicus africanis appeared about 2.5 million years ago australopithicus robustus appeared about 1.5 million years ago neanderthals appeared about 300k years ago homo habilis appeared about 200k years ago tools began to be used about 180k years ago fire began to be used about 150k years ago homo erectus appeared about 130k years ago homo sapiens (humans) emerged as the only hominid survivors through a series of glacial epochs (ice ages) during the last 70k years humans began to use clothing about 70k years ago the first words were spoken by humans about 40k years ago cave paintings have been identified from about 30k years ago civilizations began to be formed about 11k years ago, after the last glacial epoch (ice age) agriculture began about 11k years ago when most of the large game had been killed between approximately 3.5k and 5k years ago humans clearly deviated from ways of life based on a sustainable partnership with nature writing was invented about 5k years ago pyramids were build about 4.5k years ago the Greek civilization lasted about 2k years, from about 4k years ago to 2k years ago the Roman empire lasted about 500 years ago, from 0 to 500 AD From modern history we know that...the Renaissance and rise of Western European civilization began about 500 years ago the printing press was invented by Gutenberg in 1455 Columbus sailed to the North American continent in 1492 Australia was discovered by the Dutch in 1606 due to human activity, there has been an increase in the numbers of animal species becoming extinct:1601-1700 AD: 7 species became extinct 1701-1800 AD: 11 species became extinct 1801-1900 AD: 27 species became extinct 1901-1966 AD: 67 species became extinct the industrial revolution occurred during the 19th century, leading to industrialized and non-industrialized human civilizations in different countries in 1896, the telephone was invented in 1964, International Business Machines (IBM) coined the term "word processor"> in 1969, computers were first used to communicate synchronously since the mid-1970's, 7 million humans have died of AIDS since 1970 humans have created and stored more information than in the previous 5,000 years Currently on earth...lightening strikes the earth 100 times a second 3 lb (1.5 kg) of glucose is produced each day by a large rain forest tree lichens grow .0001 inches a day - that's one inch in 100 years enough oil is produced each day by a copaiba tree in the Amazon to fill the gas tanks of 120 cars there are 6.2 billion humans3 billion humans eat rice as the main ingredient for their meals 1.2 billion humans lack safe drinking water 1.2 billion letters are written each day 150 million searches are conducted on Google each day 40 million humans are HIV positive; 5 million of them are in Africa 30 million humans are blind 15 million Indians see a movie each day 8 million Americans have cancer; 500,000 of them die each year 7 million new documents are added to the web each day 3 million humans cross international borders each day 3 million humans camp each under canvas in France each day 1.3 million humans work each day in the armed forces of the Russian Federation 1 million phone calls are made each day by humans working in the Pentagon, Washington DC, USA 450k humans play golf each day (k = 1000) 250k humans are currently in an airplane 220k humans are born each day; 150,000 die each day47,000 humans are born in India each day; 32,000 humans are born in China each day; 7,000 humans are born in the USA each day. 170k humans visit national parks in America each day 170k humans enter France each day (#1 international destination) 140k new cars are made every dayIf all the cars and commercial vehicles were lined up, they would reach to the moon and back 3 times. 100k washing machines are made each day 60k humans work as taxi drivers in Mexico City each day 42k humans visit Disneyland in Japan each day 11k bunches of flowers are purchased each day in the United Kingdom 2k humans visit Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, each day. 1k books are published per day 100 Americans commit suicide each day 40 computer viruses are written and distributed each day In the United States of America 100 Years Ago (1900 AD)the average life expectancy was 47 years water usage per person was one sixth of current usage14% of the homes had a bathtub most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo 8% of homes had a telephone there were 8,000 cars and 144 miles of paved road the maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. 95% of births took place at home. 30 people lived in Las Vegas 6 percent of Americans had graduated from high school
crazy things we do
When walking down the street, entering a house, picking up a book or even just surfing through the web using your laptop or your personal computer, there are so many things we do without even thinking of them. In this article, I have pointed some of the funniest and oddest human behaviour that even you do.
1) Why does the glue in a tube not stick to the tube itself?
2) Academic research has detailed reports stating that from a group of four men or women one will most certainly have a mental ailment of some kind or the other. Think about this calculation: if you have three normal friends, then you unfortunately are the fourth one out. In other words, the fourth person with a mental illness is none other than you.
3) Why do we press down hard on the remote control even though we know that the batteries are weak?
4) Watched old (and even newer descriptions in film) about Tarzan. If he is supposed to be living in the wild, what happened to his beard?
5) Switched those bulbs that are enclosed in tight plastic shutters? Have you noticed that whenever you go to do that there are always dead bugs inside? How did they manage to get there?
6) Why can't we ever manage to open a plastic bag on the first attempt?
7) Why do they use sterilized needles when injecting a convict on death role?
8) Why does a bank take interest on money when your account is overdrawn? From where do they think you are going to pay them? If you had the cash you would have used it, wouldn't you?
9) Why don't we ever hear jokes about father-in-laws?
10) When statistics claim that the sum of all the stars in the sky is about four billion, people believe it. But, when someone sees a sign on a park bench or board stating "wet paint", they must verify this?
11) How many times will be keep coming back and opening the door to the fridge when we are hungry? Do we really think that food will appear there miraculously?
12) Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest but ducks if after the bullets are over the gun is thrown at him?
13) I'm sure you've heard of the evolutionary claim that mankind has evolved from monkeys. Before I am to believe this, I want to know that if this is so why are monkeys still roaming earth?
14) If you are sitting by a table and something is accidentally falling off, don't try and prevent its fall. Why? Every time you try, you will accidentally hit and break something else.
15) Why did the Japanese pilots who were planning to crash into American ships wear helmets?
16) Why do people move a vacuum cleaner over a small piece of thread again and again? Why do we pick it up, examine it and then place it back down and move the vacuum cleaner over it to give it a second chance?
17) How come soap bubbles are always white no matter what the colour of the soap?
18) Is it winter or summer wherever you are right now? Have you noticed that if it is summer we try and make the house as cold as it would be during winter, and if it is winter, we try and make the house as hot as it would during summer?
19) Why is it that whenever you walk past a mattress dealership, they have large signs advertising a big price reduction?
20) Isn't it silly that when if wandering through one of the large shopping malls someone doesn't pay attention and the cart they are pushing smacks into your toes, and then they say sorry, all we can think of saying is that no harm was done while your toe is aching.
1) Why does the glue in a tube not stick to the tube itself?
2) Academic research has detailed reports stating that from a group of four men or women one will most certainly have a mental ailment of some kind or the other. Think about this calculation: if you have three normal friends, then you unfortunately are the fourth one out. In other words, the fourth person with a mental illness is none other than you.
3) Why do we press down hard on the remote control even though we know that the batteries are weak?
4) Watched old (and even newer descriptions in film) about Tarzan. If he is supposed to be living in the wild, what happened to his beard?
5) Switched those bulbs that are enclosed in tight plastic shutters? Have you noticed that whenever you go to do that there are always dead bugs inside? How did they manage to get there?
6) Why can't we ever manage to open a plastic bag on the first attempt?
7) Why do they use sterilized needles when injecting a convict on death role?
8) Why does a bank take interest on money when your account is overdrawn? From where do they think you are going to pay them? If you had the cash you would have used it, wouldn't you?
9) Why don't we ever hear jokes about father-in-laws?
10) When statistics claim that the sum of all the stars in the sky is about four billion, people believe it. But, when someone sees a sign on a park bench or board stating "wet paint", they must verify this?
11) How many times will be keep coming back and opening the door to the fridge when we are hungry? Do we really think that food will appear there miraculously?
12) Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest but ducks if after the bullets are over the gun is thrown at him?
13) I'm sure you've heard of the evolutionary claim that mankind has evolved from monkeys. Before I am to believe this, I want to know that if this is so why are monkeys still roaming earth?
14) If you are sitting by a table and something is accidentally falling off, don't try and prevent its fall. Why? Every time you try, you will accidentally hit and break something else.
15) Why did the Japanese pilots who were planning to crash into American ships wear helmets?
16) Why do people move a vacuum cleaner over a small piece of thread again and again? Why do we pick it up, examine it and then place it back down and move the vacuum cleaner over it to give it a second chance?
17) How come soap bubbles are always white no matter what the colour of the soap?
18) Is it winter or summer wherever you are right now? Have you noticed that if it is summer we try and make the house as cold as it would be during winter, and if it is winter, we try and make the house as hot as it would during summer?
19) Why is it that whenever you walk past a mattress dealership, they have large signs advertising a big price reduction?
20) Isn't it silly that when if wandering through one of the large shopping malls someone doesn't pay attention and the cart they are pushing smacks into your toes, and then they say sorry, all we can think of saying is that no harm was done while your toe is aching.
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