Philadelphia Tribune - Index

Philadelphia Tribune - Spring 2009 Education Guide - Index

• Theaters in Glendale, Calif.,
can show horror films only on
Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesday.
• You can’t plow a cotton
field with an elephant in North
Carolina.
• In Lehigh, Neb., it’s against
the law to sell donut holes.
• Under the law of
Mississippi, there’s no such
thing as a female peeping tom.
• Anti-modem laws restrict
Internet access in the country of
Burma. Illegal possession of a
modem can lead to a prison
term.
• Lawn darts are illegal in
Canada.
• In Idaho, a citizen is forbidden
by law to give another citizen
a box of candy that weighs
more than 50 pounds.
• Every citizen of Kentucky is
required by law to take a bath at
least once a year.
• It is against the law to whale
hunt in Oklahoma.
• In the state of Queensland,
Australia, it is still constitutional
law that all pubs (hotel/bar)
must have a railing outside for
patrons to tie up their horse.
• According to law, no store is
allowed to sell a toothbrush on
the Sabbath in Providence, R.I.,
yet these same stores are
allowed to sell toothpaste and
mouthwash on Sundays.
• Before the enactment of the
1978 law that made it mandatory
for dog owners in New York
City to clean up after their pets,
approximately 40 million
pounds of dog excrement were
deposited on the streets every
year.
• Chewing gum is outlawed in
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Singapore because it is a means
of “tainting an environment free
of dirt.”
• For hundreds of years, the
Chinese zealously guarded the
secret of sericulture; imperial
law decreed death by torture to
those who disclosed how to
make silk.
• An old law in Bellingham,
Wash., made it illegal for a
woman to take more than three
steps backwards while dancing.
• By law, information collected
in a U.S. census must remain
confidential for 72 years.
• Candy made from pieces of
barrel cactus was outlawed in
the U.S. in 1952 to protect the
species.
• In Breton, Ala., there is a
law on the town’s books against
riding down the street in a
motorboat.
• In New York State, it is still
illegal to shoot a rabbit from a
moving trolley car.
• In Riverside, Calif., there is
an old law on the city’s books,
which makes it illegal to kiss
unless both people wipe their
lips with rose water.
• In Saudi Arabia, a woman
reportedly may divorce her husband
if he does not keep her
supplied with coffee.