In Sweden while prostitution is legal it is illegal for anyone to use the services of a prostitute

Canada declared national beauty contests canceled as of 1992 claiming they were degrading to women

In ancient Egypt Priests plucked every hair from their bodies including their eyebrows and eyelashes

Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same plane just in case one of the planes crash

14 million people were killed in World War I 20 million died in flu epidemic in the years that followed

In 2015 Robert D Collins of ALLIANCE Ohio was arrested after calling 911 to report wife stole his cocaine

The ear of an Asian elephant is shaped like India and the ear of an African elephant is shaped like Africa

In California there are more required hours of training to become a barber than to become a police office

Cortard s Syndrome is a mental disorder in which a person believes that he or she is dead or does not exist

Birds do not sleep in their nests They may occasionally nap in them but they actually sleep in other places

According to a Saudi Arabian law women are not allowed to drive cars; but they are allowed to fly airplanes

Kleine-Levin Syndrome is a disorder that causes people to sleep for weeks at a time They wake up only to eat

During Prohibition from 1920 to 1933 the U S government poisoned alcohol and killed as many as 10 000 people

In 200 BC when the Greek city of Sparta was at the height of its power there were 20 slaves for every citizen

In 1962 an outbreak of contagious laughter in Tanganyika lasted for six months and caused schools to be closed