Did you know ... ?

[Niamh]

Did you know that 75% of all people make up 3/4 of the worlds population?

 

[belladonic-haze]

I had no idea

Did you know that if my aunt was a man she would be my uncle!

 

[GodChick]

did you know that the sound your knuckles make when you crack them is gas

 

[MyLilyintheValley]

no, did you know that along the St. Johns River in Florida, we are hounded by "blind mosquitos?"

 

[bill'swife]

the first couple to be seen "in bed" on tv was Fred and Wilma of The Flintstones?

 

[Tangi]

oh ok!:shocked:

 

[White St*r]

DYK : You can not sneeze and hold your eyes open at the same time, the muscles you use to sneeze are the same as the ones that hold your eyes open ....

 

[b*unique]

Hi WS

 

[bill'swife]

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

 

[Faith In God]

Coincidence...?

Did you know that the longest name in the Bible is also the longest word?

Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8)

 

[White St*r]

hi b

DYK in Illinios:

Kirkland, law forbids bees to fly over the village or through any of its streets.


and


Chicago law prohibits eating in a place that is on fire.


and


A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.

 

[jul7246]

1.The “you are here” arrow on maps is called an ideo locator.

2.In China the bride wears red.

3.Theres no single word to say “yes” or “no” in Japanese.

4.We don’t know if there’s a Heaven on earth, but there is a Hell, it’s a town in Norway. Also, there is a Hell in Michigan, and to exit the area you must go through Angel’s Pass to get to Monk’s Road. Yet another Hell is in the Grand Cayman Islands.

5.It’s estimated that more than 6 billion copies of The Bible have been printed.

6.Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.

7.The white powder on chewing gum is actually sweetened marble dust =)

 

[isaiah5213]

Do you have an Interesting Laws book somewhere??

DYK The Eyes of Texas has the same music as I've Been Working on the Railroad?

all these are called blue laws... very outdated, and need to be repealed, but not enough care or money to work on it...

 

[isaiah5213]

Blue law
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
(Redirected from Lord's Day Act)

A blue law, in the United States and Canada, is a law restricting activities or sales of goods on Sunday, which had its roots in accommodating Christian Sunday worship, although it persists to this day more as a matter of tradition.

The term blue law was first used by Reverend Samuel Peters in his book General History of Connecticut, which was first published in 1781, to refer to various laws first enacted by Puritan colonies in the 17th century which prohibited the selling of certain types of merchandise and retail or business activity of any kind on certain days of the week (usually Sunday). In Texas, for example, blue laws prohibited selling housewares such as pots, pans, and washing machines on Sunday until 1985; Texas as well as Illinois, Indiana and Michigan car dealerships continue to operate under blue-law prohibitions in which an automobile may not be purchased or traded on a Sunday. Many U.S. states still prohibit selling alcohol on Sunday, or at least before noon on Sunday. Many unusual features of American culture — such as the fact that one can buy groceries, office supplies, and housewares from a drug store — are the result of blue laws, as drug stores were generally allowed to remain open on Sunday to accommodate emergency medical needs. The ubiquitous "weekend" is also a result of blue laws, although it is practiced nearly worldwide.

One of the last remaining blue laws in the United States that covers virtually all selling is found in Bergen County, New Jersey. It has produced the ironic situation that one of the largest and most popular commercial shopping cores of the New York metropolitan area is completely closed on Sunday. The county is not considered a particularly religious area of the U.S.; it also has significant Jewish and Muslim populations whose observent members would not be celebrating the Sabbath on Sunday. However, repeated attempts to lift the law have failed as many locals either see keeping the law on the books as a protest against the growing trend toward increasing hours and days of commercial activity in American society or like the lack of traffic on major local roads on Sunday that is normally seen the other days of the week.

Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence to support the assertion that the blue laws were originally printed on blue paper. Rather, the word blue was commonly used in the 18th century as a disparaging reference to rigid moral codes and those who observed them (e.g., "bluenoses"). Moreover, although Reverend Peters claimed that the term blue law was originally used by Puritan colonists, his work has since been found to be unreliable, and it is more likely that he simply invented the term himself. In any event, Peters never asserted that the blue laws were originally printed on blue paper, and this has come to be regarded as an example of fake etymology. Another version is that the laws were first bound in books with blue covers.

It is highly likely that all blue laws stem from the first such statute set down by the Emperor Constantine 1300 years before the Puritans:

"Let all judges and all city people and all tradesmen rest upon the venerable day of the sun. But let those dwelling in the country freely and with full liberty attend to the culture of their fields; since it frequently happens that no other day is so fit for the sowing of grain, or the planting of vines; hence, the favorable time should not be allowed to pass, lest the provisions of heaven be lost." — Given the seventh of March, Crispus and Constantine being consuls, each for the second time. A.D. 321.

 

[Tariel]

women really do go into labor more often during storms...it's not just a plot device

 

[belladonic-haze]

There are approximately ten million bricks in the Empire State Building

 

[White St*r]

DYK : In Indiana

Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.

and

It is a felony for a skating instructor to seduce a female student. A wild guess as to how this one started might be that a lawmaker's wife or daughter ran off with her skating teacher, right?

 

[belladonic-haze]

The five most stolen items in a drugstore are batteries, cosmetics, film, sunglasses, and, get this, Preparation H. Apparently people are just too embarrassed to purchase the last item. And, just in case you are curious, one of Preparation H's main ingredient is shark liver oil. The oil not only helps shrink hemorrhoids, but will shrink any tissue. As a result, many older women in Florida use the stuff to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles!

 

[White St*r]

The five most stolen items in a drugstore are batteries, cosmetics, film, sunglasses, and, get this, Preparation H. Apparently people are just too embarrassed to purchase the last item. And, just in case you are curious, one of Preparation H's main ingredient is shark liver oil. The oil not only helps shrink hemorrhoids, but will shrink any tissue. As a result, many older women in Florida use the stuff to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles!

Cool

DYK: in Kansas



No one may catch fish with his bare hands in Kansas.



and

Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.

 

[Faith In God]

3.Theres no single word to say “yes” or “no” in Japanese.

Hai, ee-eh, respectively.

DYK the food most choked to death on in restaurants are hard-boiled egg yolks.