Backyard Skeptics

(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.

(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 illicit lover, on the other hand, may be
killed in any manner desired.

(Ah! Justice !)
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Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool,  England  
but only in tropical fish stores.

(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 husband's
mother must be in the room to witness the act.

(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.

(I presume this was such a huge 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.'

(Is this a great country or what?
Well, not as great as Guam !)
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Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an
hour.

(Who volunteers for these tests?)
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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.
(From drinking little bottles of ???)

(Did our 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 its 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.

(And I thought I had bad breath in the morning!)