* Idaho is the only U.S. state to explicitly declare that cannibalism is illegal.
* In 2001, the FBI warned Russell Crowe that al-Qaeda were planning to kidnap him as part of a “cultural destabilization plot.” For nearly two years, the agency guarded the actor in public, but refused to provide him with any details about the threat.
* In Germany, folks who urinate in the streets are called “wildpinklers,” meaning “free pee-ers.”
* Gorillas sing happy songs while they eat — louder when enjoying a favorite food.
* Talk about election fraud! In 2013, police in the Maldives arrested a coconut for loitering near a polling station during the presidential election. The fruit’s offense? Locals feared it might have been imbued with a magic spell to influence the election, as there was a Surah (chapter from the Quran) written on it. The coconut was released upon being found to be fake.
* In 2014, over 2.8 million American dogs were on an antidepressant drug similar to Prozac.
* Alarmed neighbors of a couple in Sydney, Australia, called the police after hearing a woman screaming, furniture crashing and a man shouting: “I’m going to kill you, you’re dead! Die! Die!” When the law arrived on the scene they found, however, not a typical case of domestic violence, but a frenzied attempt to kill a spider.
* Now here’s a good reason to call your plumber: A leaky faucet dripping once every second can waste up to 3,000 gallons of water in a year — enough for 180 showers!
* The U.S. government gave Indiana University $1 million to study … memes.
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Thought for the Day: “Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” –Babe Ruth
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