Random facts and strange laws

1) There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.

2) Jack LaLanne is 91 years old. He often says, "I can not afford to die, it will ruin my image."

3) The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

4) Saturday was named for the planet saturn.

5) 45% of dollar bills you'll ever own have been in a stripper's g-string. (Who researched this one???)

6) The average person laughs 13 times a day. (Doesn't seem like enough, does it?)

7) Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

8) On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

9) Most productive day of the workweek: Tuesday.

10) It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

11) The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley. (I'm sorry, but is Jesus considered a Western name? Last I checked, he didn't live in this hemisphere.)

And a few dumb laws...

1) In Texas, it is illegal to curse in front of, or indecently expose oneself to, a corpse.

2) In Idaho, the law states all boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds. (What if I had a box that weighed 50 pounds with one jellybean inside?)

3) In Atlanta, Georgia, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

4) 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.)

5) According to a British law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying. (Isn't that what the offender would want to begin with?)

6) In Sedona, Ariz., it's illegal to lie about your astrological sign. (That is one free-spirited town, so I'm not too surprised.)

7) In Kentucky, it's illegal to paint your lawn red. (Is that because there are so many bluegrass fans there?)

8) In Tennessee, it's illegal to tell someone to quit smoking.

9) It is Texas law that when two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

Last but not least...
10) In Connorsville, Wisconsin a man is legally prohibited from shooting a gun while his female partner is having an orgasm.