What is a government to do if an object, trend, or phenomenon becomes too dangerous to have around? It’s simple — just ban it. But the thing is, what’s considered “too dangerous” doesn’t always make a whole lot of sense. As you’re surely aware, governments around the world sometimes ban utterly bizarre things based on …
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Ah, William Shakespeare! The Bard is one of, if not the most influential writer in the English language. Today, 400 years after his death, we still quote his works and for a good reason. But not all the language in his writings has survived the passing of time — namely the insults. Shakespeare’s characters often …
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Have you read Strange and Weird Pennsylvania Laws: Part One? Because this is part two. When it Comes to Fishing In the state of Pennsylvania, it is unlawful for a person to use or possess Goldfish or Koi as bait for fishing. They don’t say whether this applies to all fish but it’s probably best …
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From fortune telling to children’s bedroom measurement requirements, there may be weird Pennsylvania laws that you’ve broken by accident. No Fortune Telling Fortune telling is illegal in the state of Pennsylvania. And under their definition, this also means that making love potions or buried treasure maps, is too. Back in 2015, a woman faced trial …
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Weird Wisconsin laws including no margarine unless requested and apple pie served with cheese are only a part of the Weird Wisconsin Laws That Will Have You Asking What?: Part One. Click the title to read it, otherwise, here’s part two. Screens This weird Wisconsin law is truly weird. There is a local city code …
Have you ever been “up north” in your state, or wherever the population is least? Towns with less than 100 or less than 500, are different. Here are all the strangest things about teeny tiny towns. Open for Business Businesses in very rural areas are open on the owner’s schedule. For a lot of places. …
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Did you happen to have been in the square this week? If so, you may have noticed something a little weird. That being a large billboard advertising a single Black Diamond Cheese String- for trade. The buyer of the advertising space, Angel Domingo, said the cheese string was found in the refrigerator of his new …
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You should never blindly trust anyone, no matter what kind of an authority figure they are. We just got an important reminder of that. Étienne Klein is a respected physicist, with particular expertise in the behavior of time. He’s received a whole slew of awards for his academic work, participated in designing the Large Hadron …
“I’m 25.” Simone Biles, at a smaller stature of 4’8’’, was on a plane when a flight attendant offered her a coloring book, and that’s when Biles shared her age, “I’m 25.” She shared the hilarious story on her Instagram recounting tale of the coloring book she was offered to occupy herself during the flight. …
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If you don’t know much about Cambodia, you should at least know that its tropical nature is breathtaking. The mountain of Phnom Bokor in the country’s southwest is particularly amazing. There, you can spot many different kinds of fascinating wildlife. You may find the Malayan sun bear, the slow loris, the clouded leopard, the penises… …
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