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10 Weird Laws Around the World
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. Here is a collection of some of the eccentric laws in the world. We can laugh, we can gasp, we can only wonder…
1. Think before you chew
In Singapore, chewing gum is prohibited. This rule was introduced because of the high cost and difficulty in removing stuck chewing gum from public premises. In particular, chewing gum stuck on the Mass Rapid Transit train doors stopped the trains from moving. It happened a few times and those were a few times too many.
2. Lighten up
Drivers in Denmark are supposed to drive vehicles with their headlights on. You’d think this law would apply to night driving but it doesn’t. It is considered essential during the day as well or they may face a fine of up to $100. Studies have shown that this has helped a lot to avoid road accidents in Denmark.
3. To fail > to jail
In Bangladesh, children 15 and older can be put in jail for cheating on their final examinations. Every year, Bangladeshi government takes strong measures to stop cheating and carries out a massive media campaign to forewarn students through print and television.
4. Picky about chicks
According to Akron- Ohio Act 925.62, No person, firm, or corporation shall dye or otherwise color any rabbit or baby poultry, including, but not limited to, chicks and ducklings. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, raffle, or give away any rabbit or baby poultry which has been dyed or otherwise colored.
5. Keep the change
In Canada, Currency Act of 1985 prohibits consumers from using unreasonable amounts of coins to pay for purchases. This means you can’t pay for an item in all coins (especially if it’s over $10). Even the use of dollar-coins is limited. The shop owner has the right to choose whether or not he wants to take your coins but doesn’t have to.
6. Sue them pants!
In France it is still against the law for women to wear pants. The law reportedly has been on the books since 1800.It was amended several times: once in 1892 to allow women to sport trousers while riding horses and again in 1909 to permit the ladies to wear pants while on bicycles.
7. Being twins, a sin?
China’s one child policy was established by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in 1979 to limit communist China’s population growth. 35.9% of China’s population is currently subject to the one-child restriction. The government believes it has helped to alleviate social, economic and environmental problems in China.
8. The law with a flaw
In Georgia no bicycle shall be equipped, modified, or altered in such a way as to cause the pedal in its lowermost position to be more than 12 inches above the ground, nor shall any bicycle be operated if so equipped. The question is: Who would ride such a bike?
9. One Two Three GO!
In Massachusetts at a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches. It is one of those laws that was written in books and never removed since then. Bad manners, one might consider it, but in Massachusetts it is a criminal offense.
10.ImPie-ous Christmas
In Britain, it is illegal to consume a mince pie on Christmas Day. It is one of the odd old laws on the statute book, although rarely enforced by even the keenest police officer. It was brought to existence by Oliver Cromwell, self proclaimed Lord Protector of England. Festivals that promoted gluttony and drunkenness were against the righteous Christian ethics, including Christmas.
Strange facts-Six year old girl who has had three hearts
Strange facts-Six year old girl who has had three hearts
At the age of six, Amy Ferguson is already on her third heart.
At the age of six, Amy Ferguson is already on her third heart.
She lost the first to a rare condition at the age of two and her body rejected the replacement, leading to a second transplant. Several times she proved doctors wrong when they said they did not expect her to live.
Now she is in training for her school sports day and determined to do well.
'After everything’s she’s been through she’s still a happy girl who just wants to get on with life,’ said her mother Veronica, 39.Amy fell ill in 2006 and was expected to die within 24 hours. Doctors diagnosed an infection of the aorta which was destroying her heart. She received a transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. But, despite anti-rejection drugs her body would not accept the organ and two years later she was back in the same hospital, where her mother was told she needed another transplant.
Despite severe complications, the nine-hour operation was a success and last week Amy returned to school in Dublin.
Top 10 Bizarre Fears and Phobias
A phobia is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, or people. According to the American Psychological Association, phobias are one of the most common mental disorders, affecting over 11% of men and women in the world. They can extremely diminish an individual’s social, economic, and personal life. Phobias are the most common form of anxiety disorders. There are thousands of bizarre and unusual disorders in the world. Here is a list of 10 bizarre and unusual, but serious world phobias.
Ablutophobia is a phobia that results in a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of washing yourself. It is most commonly found in women and children. Most patients don't fear water, just when there is intent to clean. It is important to note that many children dislike baths, so ablutophobia is generally not diagnosed in children unless it persists for more than six months. Like all phobias, ablutophobia is often linked to a traumatic past event. It can be serious, as a lack of hygiene can lead to social displacement and disease. It is a situational specific phobia and common treatment methods are exposure and various cognitive behavioral therapy techniques.
9. Caligynephobia - The Fear of Beautiful Women
Caligynephobia is a form of gynophobia, which is the fear of all women. However, caligynephobia is directed towards good looking females. It can be an extremely disruptive social phobia, depending on the level of damage. The symptoms include rapid breathing, shortness of breath, irregular heart beat, nausea, sweating, panic attacks, and feelings of dread. There can also be individualized specific responses to this phobia. Caligynephobia can manifest itself in adolescent children, adult men, and women, but is most often viewed in men. Some common approaches to treating the disorder are systematic desensitization and cognitive behavioral therapies.
8. Anglophobia - The Fear of the England or the English Culture.
Anglophobia is a phobia that includes the fear of the English. The term is also
inaccurately used to discriminate against English people. Anglophobia is a true disorder that has historic routes. A 2005 study by Hussain and Millar of the Department of Politics at the University of Glasgow found that the condition has decreased in prevalence since the introduction of devolution. Having an English friend or direct contact with the English greatly reduces the chances of suffering from Anglophobia. Anglophobia has existed in Wales since the Laws in Wales Acts of 1535–1542 was passed by the Parliament of England, which annexed Wales to the Kingdom of England. It is a rare phobia, however in August 2008 a pipefitter based in Dublin was awarded €20,000 for receiving abuse and discrimination because he was English.
7. Spectrophobia - The Fear of Specters or Ghosts
Spectrophobia is a specific phobia that involves an intense fear of ghosts and aspirations known as specters. Most adults will admit to being a bit afraid of ghosts, but people with spectrophobia feel that ghosts and specters are powerful black magic phantoms who can steal souls and even lives. Like most phobias, people who suffer from spectrophobia usually have experienced some sort of mental or physical trauma in their life. This experience then becomes associated with specters, ghosts, or apparitions. The symptoms of this phobia can range from a mild uncomfortable feeling to full blown anxiety or panic attacks. It is a rare disorder that is usually self-diagnosed, as the individual realizes the fear is interfering with their ability to function. Some treatments include traditional talk therapy, self-help techniques, exposure therapy, support groups, and various relaxation techniques.
6. Dendrophobia - The Fear of Trees
Dendrophobia is a very common phobia surrounding the fear of trees or the forest. One of the most complicated factors when dealing with dendrophobia is that the patients often times don’t reveal the disorder, in fear of ridicule and joking. Individuals with this phobia become occupied with the thought that a "dead fear" is linked to the dense trees. They might feel trapped or experience a sense of strangulation. Dendrophobia causes anxiety and intense panic attacks. Avoiding trees can often be a difficult task. Some other symptoms of the disorder are rapid breathing, shortness of breath, sweating, irregular heartbeat, nausea, sweating, and strong feelings of dread. Many documented cases have patients referring to forests and tree land as “the darkness” and “evil.” It is a disabling phobia that can be treated with exposure programs, talk therapy, medication, and other cognitive behavioral therapies.
5. Chorophobia - The Fear of Dancing
Chorophobia is defined as the irrational fear of dancing. It is often times based around the individual’s unwillingness to become aroused or excited. This phobia surrounds social problems, such as the fear of embarrassment or large crowds. Symptoms include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, panic, and avoidance of places where dancing would take place. The disorder can become disabling. The real problem ensues when the individual is forced into a dancing situation. A good treatment method is personal therapy and some people use hypnosis. Many sufferers take to hiring a personal trainer to improve their dancing skills.
4. Homichlophobia - The Fear of Fog
Homichlophobia is an exaggerated or irrational fear of fog. This disorder causes extreme panic in all patients. Individuals will take extreme avoidance measures towards fog, locating themselves in geographical areas that don’t receive much precipitation. They have extreme imaginations and create horrible visions surrounding the mist and fog. One commonly reported symptom is tunnel vision and crazy feelings of dread. It is a widespread phobia and has been reported in over 67 countries. This condition is treated with various cognitive development techniques. Direct exposure has been tested and performed extremely well in helping these patients cope. People suffering from homichlophobia greatly benefit from behavioral therapy.
3. Cypridophobia - The Fear of Prostitutes or Venereal Disease
Cypridophobia is an irrational fear of venereal disease. The phobia has been around for generations and the name originates from Cyprus and is a Greek word for Venus. It surrounds the fear of gaining a deadly venereal disease. It is a serious disorder and the patients often experience feelings of panic, terror, dread, rapid heart beat, trembling, anxiety, and can become ill and often faint. The phobia helps fuel bipolar personalities. Patients often suffer from sleep disorders and depression as the phobia expands and greatly damages social behavior. Cypridophobia can often lead to a complete withdrawal from sexual intercourse and isolation from the opposite sex. It is a serious disorder that is commonly seen all over the world.
2. Nyctophobia - The Fear of the Dark.
Nyctophobia is a disabling disease characterized by a frenzied fear of the darkness. The phobia is generally related to children, but many adults experience it. It is extremely disruptive and incapacitating in adults and almost always leads to hospitalization. Patients experience an uncontrollable fear triggered by the mind’s perception of what could happen and is waiting in the dark. It seems to be based around mental-recall of past horrifying events. There is little known about the pathological background and emotional aspects of nyctophobia. However, scary movies, television shows, and ghost stories can manifest the phobia in children.
Patients suffer from various physical, emotional, and mental reactions to the
phobia, including chest pain, discomfort, choking, smothering sensations, vertigo,
and feelings of unreality, sweating, and shaking. Individuals suffering from
nyctophobia have a hard time sleeping. Psychotherapy is one way to treat the
disorder, while other methods include desensitization and exposure to the panic
stimulant.
1. Methyphobia - The Fear of Alcohol
Methyphobia is an intense and irrational fear of alcohol. People suffering from this phobia fear the consequences of alcohol consumption and in many instances they avoid everyone who drinks. They will also avoid any situation where alcohol is present, including weddings, holidays, and family gatherings. Methyphobia can directly lead to many social disorders. People suffering from this phobia often times have experienced a real life trauma related to alcohol consumption. It could be parental abuse, personal damage, or many other causes. There is a wide spectrum of symptoms when dealing with methyphobia.
Some individuals might lightly perspire and feel uncomfortable around alcohol, while
others might have serious anxiety and panic attacks. Some other symptoms include dry mouth, numbness, dizziness, trembling, rapid heartbeat, feeling out of control, trapped, or utter doom. The disorder is usually self diagnosed and can be treated with various behavioral and cognitive therapy techniques. Basically, helping to teach the patient that they don’t have to drink alcohol, but others are allowed.
10 The Most Successful Spy Operations
Beginning of the spying is not known but it is certain that any war marked at least one great spy operation that is generally interrupted wars. Here is the 10 the most successful spy operations of the world but there were many more with whom we meet in history.
1. Bletchley Park, 1940.
Encryption machine "Enigma" was represented by the German secret communications during World War II. Likely to breach the code by someone who is not familiar with its composition were virtually negligible, so that the Germans believed it was impossible. Decoder from the British National School of encryption and encoding, which had been placed on the property Bletchley Park and the gathering the best of British mathematicians and intellectuals, to solve the task, however, went to the arm and one mistake in the construction of machines, as well as German coder error. From 1940th They decipher the German intelligence signals, which are accepted by telegraph station and changed into a series of encrypted material under the name "Ultra", which Churchill described as a secret weapon that has been obtained by war.
2. Sir George Skovel, 1812.
Skovel was the predecessor of decoders from the 20th century. Velingtonovog as a member of staff during the Spanish war of independence with the French, Skovel was responsible for intercepting and deciphering enemy communications, which at that time to perform encrypted messages. In the spring of 1811th The French are aware that their former codes broken, its key to perfection. Skovel was able to decrypt it within two days. At the end of 1811th Greater Paris introduced a password. Skovel it went to work, and until December 1812, when he intercepted a letter addressed to Napoleon, was able to decrypt the file. In this way, the Wellington provide information crucial to his victory in June, 1813th He later received a knighthood, and became the general manager "Of the Royal Military” College in Sendherstu.
3. Cambridge Spies, 1934.
Probably the most capable group of spies who ever worked for a foreign intelligence service. Thirties, they were recruited from Arnold Deutsch OGPU, predecessor of the Soviet KGB. First among them was Kim Philby, who later joined the British MI6. Philby has recommended Donald Maclyn the Foreign Office and Guy Francis De Moncy Burgess, who worked for the BBC, and later for MI6. Burgess has recommended Anthony Blunt (pictured), who worked for the other British service MI5. Blunt has recommended John Kern Cross the Foreign Office. Working together, the five ordered by their Soviet ensure information flow from the heart of British government.
4. Ilijaz Base (Cicero), 1943.
Ilijaz Base (secret name of Cicero), valet of the British ambassador to Turkey during the Second World War, pictures of its documents and sold them to the Germans, but they did not use his material as much as they could. After the war, when he tried to spend what is earned in this way, base revealed that Germans paid him counterfeit money. In the film "Operation Cicero (" 5 FINGERS "), recorded 1952nd The base has played James Mason (in photo).
5. Ben Afra, 1666.
Ben Afra was a writer whose spirit and ability to attract the attention of the court by Charles II.After the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Dutch War 1665th year, Ben was recruited as a political spy to go to Antwerp. There is established and maintained numerous contacts in the country is regularly sent statements, specifically warned in advance of an operation, the Dutch ships to move upstream to the Thames, and burned English ships. Unfortunately, most of her information was ignored and it was never paid. Since the king's service spent all their money, appreciated the imprisonment for debt. Upon release from custody, disgusted work in the service of politics, is supported herself by writing and became one of the first English professional writer.
6. Klaus Fuchs, 1944.
In 1949th The Soviet Union conducted the first test atomic bomb, which caused shock among governments in the West. It was a great success for the Russians, but also the beginning of a new and dangerous phase of the Cold War. Around the same time, decode the message of Soviet intelligence discovered that the plans for the first American atomic bomb leaked at the end of the Second World War, through the British scientists. The investigation pointed to several possible traitors, and during the test was Klaus Fuchs (picture), a physicist who has worked in the U.S. on "Project Manhattan, acknowledged that the Soviets paid all the information he had about the bombs. Fuchs was a German communist who came to Britain before the outbreak of war, and received British citizenship in order to work on highly confidential projects. He was one of several scientists who tell on secrets related to the atomic bomb.
7. Colonel Oleg Penkovsky, 1962.
Penkovsky was an officer in the Soviet intelligence service (GRU). Their service is first offered to the Americans (1960), but the CIA refused. MI6 is believed the authenticity of his offer, and he in turn provided the details of the Soviet missiles and guidance systems, which have discovered that the Soviets have advanced as far as Western thought. His information has proven to be crucial in easing the Cuba missile crisis. He was released and arrested in October 1962, after which he put to death. His man for a relationship, a British businessman Grevin Wine, was also arrested, and later was released during the exchange of spies.
8. Francis Walsingham, 1586.
Francis Walsingham british spy Queen Elizabeth I causes admiration to their patience and professional skill, which enabled him and his most spyware success. Elizabeth refused to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, condemned without proof of a conspiracy, and Walsingham sent to Stuart his agent, who introduced himself as a Catholic and a friend suggested to her a secret system of communication through messages hidden in barrels of beer. He later used this system to obtain its consent to the plot Antonio Bebington with support for the invasion of Spain. Bebington was arrested and tortured to death, and Elizabeth agreed to executed Mary Stuart (right image).
9. Double-fraud, 1941.
Messages that are decode in Bletchley Park in a timely manner MI5 warned that the German spies sent to Britain, so most of them are easily found and arrested or executed. MI5 came to the idea that useful if captured spies were convinced to return to his former life and work of British, German misleading intelligence, and so began a system of double deception, which the Nazis brought the regular flow of misinformation. By the spring 1942nd it became clear that MI5 control all German agents working in Britain and the Germans successfully mislead misleading statements. These agents have posted false information on the position of a rocket, "V1" and "V2", which led to a change of plans, and played a crucial role in the fraud Hitler when it comes to landing sites in Normandy.
10. Oleg Gordievsky, 1983.
Gordievsky KGB officer has become the most important British agent in the late stages of the Cold War. His arrest is a warning of possible activities of MI5 agent who is a secret document sent to the Soviet Embassy. In 1983 when the Soviet leaders misinterpreted the NATO military exercises in preparation for a nuclear strike, warning that the West has sent Gordievsky allowed the situation to calm down. Finally he became suspicious and was invited to return to Moscow, where he studied under the influence of drugs, before he managed to flee across the Finnish border.
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