聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Over the years I have learned a few useless facts, or I should say facts that didn鈥檛 have an impact on my life or lifestyle. You decide if the following are true or false.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 One of the first things I learned was that choosing a very interesting place to meet a girl on the first date would increase her interest in me. But then I also found that compatibility was indeed a very important factor to continue a relationship. True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I have been told that women have twice as many bodily pain receptors than men and also a much higher pain threshold. It appears that the scenario is reversed when it comes to mental pain. A man has much higher mental pain threshold when being insulted by a girlfriend, fianc茅e or wife, versus a female being insulted by her boyfriend, fianc茅 or husband. Females, however, have megabytes of memory like a computer with instant recall when the situation calls for it.聽 Men on the other hand have not developed such keen memories. A man鈥檚 memory of such insults are akin to the memory of a goldfish, less than one-tenth of a second. True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Many surveys in the automotive industry have arrived at the same conclusion. The man chooses the vehicle and the woman chooses the colour. White is the most popular colour, and black, grey, blue and red are not far behind in popularity. Silver, however, is the most visible on the road and is therefore less likely to be involved in an accident with another vehicle. True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In most of the Western world every time non-related people meet each other, the proper etiquette form of greeting is a handshake. Handshaking goes all the way back to the ancient Greeks. By shaking hands, rather than kissing the hand, bowing or curtseying, it would be accepted that both parties were equals. They felt sufficiently comfortable with each other to not be carrying any concealed weapons. The hand clasp proved that the hand was empty and shaking was meant to dislodge any weapons hiding up the sleeve. I don鈥檛 believe that the gesture of a high five is proper etiquette and heads of state should refrain from doing so in public. True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The butterflies you get in your stomach when you see someone you like is actually a stress response caused by adrenaline. True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A small amount of stress helps you to remember things better, but a large amount may hinder your memory. What? I just can鈥檛 remember! True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Farting聽helps聽reduce high blood pressure and is good for your health. That鈥檚 interesting because at my age I have both high blood pressure and I鈥檓 also full of gas. Marion says it鈥檚 hot air, but I know it鈥檚 only gas. True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There are many strange laws in effect around the world. Here are some that seem to be beyond belief.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In seven U.S. states, according to their constitutions, atheists are barred from holding public office. Probably because they cannot truly swear on a Bible. True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Thailand, it is illegal to step on money. Really? Is it limited to baht, or does it also include dollars? True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Iowa, it is illegal for a man with a mustache to kiss a woman in public. I鈥檒l keep that in mind if Marion and I ever travel to Iowa! True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Virginia, it is illegal for a man to kick a woman out of bed. Really, but a woman can kick a man out of bed?聽 True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Vermont, a wife needs the husband鈥檚 permission to wear false teeth. Seems like a fair law. It was probably intended to keep her from opening her mouth in public. True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Kentucky, a woman cannot remarry the same man more than three times. Seems reasonable: if she can鈥檛 get it right after three attempts, then give it up! True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Florida, it鈥檚 illegal to fart in a public place after 6 p.m. on a Thursday. Really? Does that mean that the rest of the week is a real gas fest? True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Samoa, it is illegal to forget your wife鈥檚 birthday. Really? True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Florida, it is illegal for a divorced or a widowed woman to skydive on a Sunday afternoon. But farting is OK! True or false?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In China, it is a law that a person must be intelligent to go to college. But they鈥檙e not defining what constitutes intelligence! The 鈥渦nintelligent鈥� can always attend Trump鈥檚 college. Good luck! True or false?聽
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 By law, a pregnant woman can pee anywhere she wants to in Britain, even, if she chooses, in police officer鈥檚 helmets. Who wants to be a police officer in Britain anyway? True or false?
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聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲here were you hit by the car?鈥� the police officer asked Knut.聽
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