If you find uranium in New Zealand and don’t report it – in writing – to the Government within three months, you’ve broken the law.
Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10513619
If you find uranium in New Zealand and don’t report it – in writing – to the Government within three months, you’ve broken the law.
Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10513619
About one-fourth of the goblin shark’s body comprises of liver.
Source: http://animalstime.com/goblin-shark-facts-goblin-shark-diet-habitat/
Oreos are actually a knock-off of a cookie brand called Hydrox that was created 4 years before the Oreo. People soon assumed Hydrox was the knock-off as Oreos became immensely popular and Hydrox started going out of business. Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120069573721101481
Most baby carrots bought in the store are not baby carrots, they are just regular carrots that have defects and were cut into smaller pieces. Source: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2004-08-11-baby-carrot_x.htm
Serena Williams says that “I don’t love tennis today, but I’m here, and I can’t live without it … so I’m still here and I don’t want to go anywhere any time soon.” She doesn’t like working out and doing physical exercise. Source: http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7419435/serena-williams-love-tennis-live-says
Paris syndrome is an unusual state exclusive to Japanese nationals who experience a mental breakdown while visiting Paris. Source: http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/rare-psych#14
Cotard syndrome is where the affected person holds the delusional belief that he or she is already dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost his or her blood or internal organs.
Source: http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/rare-psych#14
While in Germany it’s not technically illegal to run out of fuel, it is unlawful on a highway to stop for any reason other than an emergency. Running out of gas is not considered an emergency.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/laws-abroad_n_3466647.html
If you show up to an ancient Greek site in high heels, you’ll have to tour barefoot. In order to preserve the sites, the government has banned shoes that could injure the monuments
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/laws-abroad_n_3466647.html
In Argentina, featherbeds were officially made illegal because lawmakers believed ‘such an indulgence induces and encourages lascivious feelings’
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/laws-abroad_n_3466647.html