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True or False? "The very first country to abolish capital punishment was Austria in 1787." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Arizona, it is illegal to hunt camels." (view dispute report)

Do men think about sex more than once per minute on average? (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Lebanon any man may legally have sex with any animal just as long as it is a female." (view dispute report)

Who talks more on average: men or women? (view dispute report)

Is hitting a shark's nose the best way to fight off a shark attack? (view dispute report)

Was Donald Duck banned in Finland because he does not wear pants? (view dispute report)

True or False? "In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be executed by firing squad." (view dispute report)

Is dueling legal in Paraguay? (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Ames, Iowa, USA, it is still illegal for men to have three sips of beer while they are in bed with their wives." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Alabama, it is illegal to drive while blindfolded." (view dispute report)

Is it true that in France, it is illegal to call a pig "Napoleon"? (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Britain, it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Turkey, during the 16th and 17th centuries, it was illegal to drink coffee and anyone caught doing so was sentenced to death." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Bangladesh it is against the law for schoolchildren to cheat at school exams. Pupils as young as 15 can be imprisoned for this." (view dispute report)

Is it true that in Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation? (view dispute report)

What causes meteors to glow as they fall? (view dispute report)

Was a monkey once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana? (view dispute report)

In England, is it illegal to place a postage stamp upside down? (view dispute report)

Is global warming occurring? (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Milan, Italy, there is still a law that requires citizens to smile at all times or risk a hefty fine. The only exceptions are visiting hospitals and funerals." (view dispute report)

Who is the most beautiful man in the world? (view dispute report)

True or False? "In London, England, wife beating is legal just as long as it is not after 9pm and it doesn't disturb the neighbours." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Victoria Australia it is forbidden to wear pink hot pants after mid-day on a Sunday." (view dispute report)

Is it true that it is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses? (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Tremonton, Utah, USA, it is still an offence for a woman to have sexual intercourse with a man in an ambulance." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Victoria Australia, only a licensed electrician is allowed to change a lightbulb." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- It England, it is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Under the UK's Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don't want him to know, though you don't have to tell him anything you don't mind him knowing." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants -- even, if she so requests, in a policeman's helmet." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In the UK, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague." (view dispute report)

True or False? "The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail belongs to the Queen." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Eureka, Nevada, USA, it is still illegal for men with moustaches to kiss women." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Alexandria, Minnesota, USA, it is still illegal for a man who has garlic, onions or sardines on his breath to have sex with his wife." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Logan County, Colorado, USA, it is still illegal to kiss a woman while she is asleep." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Providence, Rhode Island, it is still illegal for shop owners to sell toothpaste and toothbrushes to the same customer on a Sunday." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Zion, Illinois, USA, it is still illegal to offer cigars to your pets." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In St. Louis, Missouri, USA, it is still illegal for firemen to rescue women who are still in their nightdresses." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Maryland, USA, it is still illegal for radio stations to play Randy Newman's song 'Short people'." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Oklahoma, it is still illegal to make faces at a dog, a crime that could result in a prison sentence." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Texas, criminals are still required to give their victims at least 24 hours oral or written notice giving details of the crime they are about to commit." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Washington, USA, it is still an offence to pretend that you have rich parents." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Baltimore, Maryland, USA, it is still an offence to take a lion into a cinema." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Oxford, Ohio, USA, it is still illegal for a woman to undress in front of a picture of a man." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Miami, Florida, USA, it is still illegal for anyone to imitate an animal." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Afghanistan the Taliban militia banned women from wearing white socks just in case men find them attractive." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In the USA impotence is grounds for divorce in 24 states." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Illinois, USA, it is against the law to give a lighted cigar to a pet." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Iowa, USA, it is against the law to kiss for more than five minutes." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In International Falls, Minnesota, USA, it is against the law for a dog to chase a cat up a telegraph pole and dog owners can be fined for this." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Kentucky, USA, it is illegal to carry and ice cream cone in your pocket." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Louisiana, USA, if you bite someone with your own teeth it is classed as 'Simple assault' but if you bite someone with your dentures it is classed as 'aggravated assault.'" (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Massachusetts, USA, it is illegal for mourners to eat no more than three sandwiches at a wake." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Chico, California, USA, the law says that anybody who detonates a nuclear device within the city limits is liable to a fine of $500." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Conorsville, Wisconsin, USA, it is illegal for a man to fire a gun while his wife is having an orgasm." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Oblong, Illinois, it is illegal to make love while fishing or hunting on your wedding day." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Ames, Iowa, USA, a husband may not take more than three gulps of beer while lying in bed with his wife." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Hastings, Nebraska, USA, hotel guests may not have sex unless in a clean white cotton nightshirt provided by the hotel." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Willowdale, Oregon, USA, no man may curse while having sex with his wife." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Kingsville, Texas, USA, it is against the law for pigs to have sex on airport property." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Florida it is illegal to have sex with a porcupine." (view dispute report)

True or False? "During World War I anyone found to be a homosexual in the French army was executed." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Hundreds of years ago in Japan anyone who attempted to leave the country was instantly executed." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, in 1917, it was illegal to tie a male horse next to a female horse." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In San Diego, USA, hypnotism is banned by public schools." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Switzerland every citizen is required by law to have access to a bomb shelter." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Burma it is illegal to get internet access." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Until 1984 Belgians were made to choose their children's names from a list of 1500 drawn up in the days of Napoleon." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Romania, in 1935, Mickey Mouse was banned because the authorities thought that the sight of a 10ft high rodent on screen would terrify the nation's children." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- Belgium is the only country that has never imposed censorship on adult films." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- Karate films were banned in Iraq in 1979." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Indiana, during the 1950's, all Robin Hood films were banned because authorities thought that robbing the rich to give to the poor was an act of communism." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Iceland it was once against the law to own a pet dog." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- The bloodhound is the only animal in the world whose evidence is admissable in court." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Basle, Switzerland, in 1471, a cockerel was found guilty in a court of law for laying an egg "In defiance of natural law". The bird was then burnt at the stake as a "Devil in disguise"." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Stelvio, Italy, in 1519, a court issued a warrant for the arrest of a gang of moles that had severely damaged crops. The moles were sumoned to court but when they failed to appear they were sentenced to exile." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Munster, in 1670, the courts banished a plague of fleas from the city, prohibiting them from returning for ten years." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Seville, Spain, in 1983, an alsatian dog was arrested for snatching handbags from shoppers." (view dispute report)

True or False? "Judge J.H. Logan from California created the Loganberry fruit by crossing a wild blackberry with a cultivated raspberry." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In ancient Sparta men were required by law to eat at least two pounds of meat every day." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Venice all gondolas have to be painted black unless they belong to a high ranking official." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Alexandria, Minneapolis, USA, it is against the law for a man to make love to a woman with the smell of sardines on his breath." (view dispute report)

True or False? "The Egyptian government banned male belly-dancing in 1837 because of the enthusiastic riots that it caused." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In England, in 1837, a law was passed that entitled a woman to bite off a man's nose if he kissed her against her will!" (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Minnesota, it is still against the law to hang male and female underwear together on the same washing line." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- North Carolina has a law to ban people from swearing in front of cadavers." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- Non-Christians have been banned from being within 20 metres of churches in Rovato, Italy." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In London, England, it is illegal to impersonate a Chelsea pensioner which once carried the death sentence in the 19th century." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In London, England, it is illegal to use a camera tripod, throw a stick for your dog or use an offensive powder like pepper on your jacket potato in any park." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Alberta a released convict is entitled to a gun and a horse to ride out of town on." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Canada, by law, 1 out of every 5 songs on the radio must be sung by a Canadian." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Switzerland it is against the law for men to urinate standing up after 10pm which is the same time that it is illegal to flush the toilet." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Thailand, all cinema goers must stand up during the National Anthem before a film starts." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Thailand it is illegal to step on a banknote, leave your house without wearing underwear and if you drop a piece of bubblegum on the pavement you can be fined $600." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- In Denmark it is illegal to start your car without first checking to see if there are any children asleep underneath it." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Denmark it is legal for a convicted prisoner to escape from prison." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Iowa, it is illegal for horses to eat fire hydrants." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Birmingham, England, it is illegal for a man and a woman to have sex on church steps after sundown." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Singapore it is illegal for a person to walk around the house naked and not flushing the toilet." (view dispute report)

True or False? "In Britain, in 1888, a law was passed which stated that every cyclist had to constantly ring the bell on his bicycle non-stop while the machine was moving." (view dispute report)

True or False? "- At one time it was against the law to slam car doors in Switzerland." (view dispute report)