Interesting facts You know, but nobody else knows?

Question

Do you have some interesting facts you would like to share?

Answer 1

I got all these from an email my dad sent me several months ago. Silly, but true, facts from all over the place, with little comments afterwards. Enjoy!
•In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror. (Do they look different reversed?)
•Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers. The sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times. (A brick??)
•The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation (Much worse than "going blind!")
•There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time... Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry. (Let's just think for a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world that even comes close to this?)
•In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired. (Ah! Justice!)
•Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores. (But of course!)
•In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act. (Makes one shudder at the thought.)
•In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time. (I presume this was a big enough problem that they had to pass this law?)
•In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from vending machines, with one exception: Prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises." (Is this a great country or what? Not as great as Guam!)
•Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. (Who volunteers for this stuff?)
•Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. (Is that why Flipper was always smiling?)
•The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. (From drinking little bottles of...? Did the govt. pay for this research??)
•Butterflies taste with their feet. (Ah, geez.)
•An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.)
•Starfish don't have brains. (I know some people like that, too.)
•And, the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts. (Do you think they have bad breath? I know some people...)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Holland harbors the Mossad. They're free to operate on the airport Schiphol alongside the daily air traffic. Ho, Ho, Ho, "hidden" terrorists in the middle of the Western World.

Answer 4

I don't know how interesting this is, and I am sure that people know it but....race car is spelled the same backward as forward. So is A man a plan a canal Panama. Aren't palindromes fun.

Answer 5

if nobody else knows a fact....how did I learn it??
if I discovered it, why should I share?
if it is my discovery, why would it be interesting to anyone else?
if it is my discovery, not really interesting to anyone else, why would anyone else believe me [or it]??????

sorry, I don't want to share this with anyone...
I made a promise to Fermat

sorry

Answer 6

Can't really think of any at the moment mp I'm new to the site so I have no contacts or friends here yet =( mp2 I prefer pie, especially apple pie. yummy

Answer 7

The little dent below a persons nose and above the lip is called the "filtrim". I can hear you all going OOOOOH now.

Answer 8

100% of CEO's polled were spanked as children.

Red headed people are most likley to sing in cars.

It is illegal in MI for women to get their hair cut with out their husbands approval.

The longest recorded flight for a chicken is 13 seconds.

Elephants cant jump.

Answer 9

I'm a closet alcoholic!! I'm sipping on a drink right now while I'm typing this. I don't think anybody else knows this fact!!! =)

Answer 10

What do you mean....nobody else knows?? If I know something, someone else must know it. How else did I learn what I know? (ok...this hurting my brain)