It's a mad mad world

In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with
>animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual
>relations with a male animal is punishable by death.
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>(Like THAT makes sense.)
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>In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a
>woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking
>directly at them during the examination. He may only
>see their reflection in a mirror.
>(Do they look different reversed?)
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>Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a
>corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex
>organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or
>piece of wood at all times.
>(A brick??)
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>The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is
>decapitation. (Much worse than "going blind!")
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>There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to
>travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who
>pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first
>time...Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly
>forbidden for virgins to marry.
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>(Let's just think for a minute; is there any job
>anywhere else in the world that even comes close
>to this?)
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>In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to
>kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with
>her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other
>hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
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>(Ah! Justice!)
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>Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England -
>but only in tropical fish stores.
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>(But of course!)
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>In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her
>husband, and the first time this happens, her mother
>must be in the room to witness the act.
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>(Makes one shudder at the thought.)
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>In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to
>have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same
>time.
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>(I presume this was a big enough problem that they
>had to pass this law?)
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>In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from
>vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may
>be dispensed from a vending machine only "in places
>where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on
>the premises."
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>(Is this a great country or what? Not as great as
>Guam!)
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>Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an
>hour.
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>(Who volunteers for this stuff?)
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>Humans and dolphins are the only species that have
>sex for pleasure.
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>(Is that why Flipper was always smiling?)
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>The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
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>(Hummm....I won't touch THAT one!)
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>The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30
>times its own weight and always falls over on its
>right side when intoxicated.
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>(From drinking little bottles of...? -- did the
>government pay for this research??)
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>Butterflies taste with their feet. (Ah, geez)
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>An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
>(I know some people like that.)
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>Starfish don't have brains.
>(I know some people like that! too)
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>And, the best for last..... Turtles can breathe
>through their butts.
>(Do you think they have bad breath?)