The state sure says no a lot but to be fair, so do a lot of others. These are the weirdest laws you’ll find in Indiana. No Hands You can go fishing in Indiana and you can catch fish in Indiana, but you can’t go fishing with or catch fish with your bare hands in …
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“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” These are the famous opening words to British author J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved book The Hobbit, which would eventually expand to the world-famous The Lord of the Rings saga. As anyone who’s read the book knows, the hobbit hole of Bilbo Baggins is a nice place. …
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With bulbous steel-and-glass towers, funnel-like hangars, and a rippling roof dotted with cupolas and patches of greenery, it looks like something out of a science fiction movie. But this structure could leave the realm of fiction and become Japan’s first commercial spaceport. Not only that, the whole building complex would float on water. This is …
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If you travel a lot, or really at all, you know that different places have different vibes. Some vibes are not great, while others are downright snotty. And these are the snobbiest cities in the US. Snobby is “defined” as households with a high median income, high median home price, residents with a college income, …
There are weird laws everywhere but some of these really take the cake, if you will. Like this first law, for instance. You may not nod your head, tap your foot, or otherwise move your body to keep time with the music in any tavern, restaurant, or café. If you’re a hunter and you own …
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Just in time for the spoopy season, the Lizzie Borden house is back on the market. It’s not the house where the infamous murders took place, but Maplecroft. It’s where Borden lived in Fall River, following her acquittal for the ax-murder of her parents. It sold most recently in 2018 to Donald Woods and Leeann …
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In the public mind, Japan is often perceived as a place where weird stuff goes down. The stereotype is not entirely misplaced, what with all the drive-through haunted houses and men-only naked festivals. But this time, they may have crossed some border of good taste. A group of artists and architects from Japan has designed …
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Do you know where dumplings originate? What about cheeseburgers? Here are a bunch of your favorite foods and where they’re from, because, who doesn’t want to talk about food? Cheeseburgers No one can specifically agree which state the cheeseburger came from in the United States, but one thing we can agree on is that it …
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Curious how the other half lives? Want to live as the other half live? Make a move to one of these small towns in America. According to Bloomberg’s Richest Places index, these are the richest of the rich. They’re the towns where a $500,000/year salary is paltry. Okay, so maybe you don’t want actually to …
Drones flying overhead are commonplace in my neighborhood. According to my neighbors on Nextdoor, they’re either a creepy violation of privacy or just a fun hobby for families. A drone has followed me while walking my dogs occasionally or hovered over my backyard while I’m gardening. I found it uncomfortable but not creepy. At least, …