Urban Legends Facts

More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.

It is illegal NOT to smile in Pocatello, Idaho!

It is illegal to purchase or consume Jack Daniel's Whiskey in the town in which it is produced!

Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.

It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!

A bullet dropped (not fired) from the Empire State Building would reach a terminal velocity of only about 50 mph—not fast enough to kill someone. However, heavier objects like pennies could still cause painful injuries.

In Idaho, You may not fish on a camel's back.

On some poorly researched trivia lists it is stated as a fact that a pregnant goldfish is called a twit. This is not true as goldfish lay eggs.

In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs!

Opening an umbrella indoors is said to result in 21 days of bad luck. Some traditions hold that it is only bad luck if the umbrella is placed over the head of someone while indoors.

In Lucerne, Switzerland, you can hire an evil clown to stalk your child for a week before their birthday, and on that day, he will smash a cake into your child’s face.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.

Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.

There's a man named Raffi Stepanian who mines diamonds and gold from New York City sidewalks, making over $600 in one week.

There’s a company that provides private flights for individuals who want to join the “mile high club”. For $425.00 you get a 1 hour flight, chocolates, champagne, and a curtain.

San Francisco's Financial District is built on top of more than 40 Gold Rush ships, possibly 70 or more. In 1849, crews abandoned their vessels to chase the gold rush, then built new streets right over the hulls. Workers hit one ship, the Rome, while digging a Muni tunnel in 1994. Every day, trains rumble through its hull.