Now you Know

In ancient Japan, public contests were held to see who could fart the loudest and longest!

In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either unbathed or poorly dressed.

Food can slosh around in your stomach for up to 4 hours, churning around like a washing machine.

In Canada, if a debt is higher than 25 cents, it is illegal to pay it with pennies.

In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said 'Play it again, Sam.'

In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

In England it is in the key of G.

In England, corn means wheat.

In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

In every episode of Seinfeld, there is a superman somewhere.

In Florida, It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

Men grow ear hair as they get older; women don't.

In France, it is legal to marry a dead person!

In Haiti, only 1 out of every 200 people own a car.

In his book 'The Insects', naturalist Url N. Lanham reports that the aphid reproductive cycle is so rapid that the females are born pregnant.

In Holland, you can be fined for not using a shopping basket at a grocery store!

In honour of Johan Vaaler, inventor of the paper clip, a proportional 221/2 paper clip was erected in Oslo, Norway

In Idaho, it is illegal to give someone a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds!

In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog!

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