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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!

In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.

In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalized by the Guinness Book of Records for chugging 2.5 pints of beer in 12 seconds.

In 1956, 80% of all U.S. households had a refrigerator, but only 8% of British households had one!

In 1976 an LA secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50 pound rock in a ceremony witnessed by more than 20 people.

In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die!

In 1980, the city of Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.

In 1982, a high school student from Los Angeles, California unscrambled the Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds.

In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating one olive from its First Class salads.

In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!

In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!

In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted “raw horse flesh” ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!

In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.

In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds!

In 39 of the 50 U.S. states, the travel industry is the largest single employer.

In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.

In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed.

In Albania, nodding your head means 'no' and shaking your head means 'yes'.

In an average hour, there are over 61,000 Americans airborne over the United States.

In an average lifetime a person will walk the equivalent of three times around the world.

In ancient China, people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.

In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King.

In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed.

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

In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose!

In ancient Rome it was considerfed a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose.

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

In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.

In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals!

In Brazil, Christmas is celebrated with fireworks.

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

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

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

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

In Florida, Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.

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

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

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

In Idaho, You may not fish on a camel's back.

In India, Pajamas are accepted as standard daytime wearing apparel.

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