WASHINGTON

Seattle residents may not carry concealed weapons longer than six feet.
It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.







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VIRGINIA

In Richmond, it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.
There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates."
In Lebanon, it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.

VERMONT

Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
It is illegal to whistle underwater.

WEST VIRGINIA

In Nicholas County, no clergy members may tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during church services.
It is illegal to snooze on a train.

UTAH

Birds have the right of way on all highways.
A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.
In Monroe, daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor.

WISCONSIN

In St. Croix, women are not allowed to wear anything red in public.
It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.
It is illegal to kiss on a train.
Cheese making requires a cheese maker's license; Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license.

WYOMING

It is illegal to wear a hat that obstructs people's view in a public theater or place of amusement.

TEXAS

Did you know,
The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
In Houston, it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
In LeFors, it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.
In Mesquite, it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

RHODE ISLAND

Did you know,
In Providence, it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.
It is illegal to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
In Newport, it is illegal to smoke a pipe after sunset.

TENNESSEE

Did you know, In Tennessee,
It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
In Dyersburg, it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date.
In Memphis restaurants, it is illegal to give any pie to fellow diners. It is also illegal to take unfinished pie home. All pie must be eaten on the premises.
Also in Memphis, it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists."

SOUTH DAKOTA

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota

Did you know, In South Dakota,
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Did you know, in South Carolina, 
Every citizen is obliged to carry his gun to church.
No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
In Charleston, all carriage horses must wear diapers.

SUGARCANE

Sugarcane is a tall grass, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar. Sugarcane is an important industrial crop of tropical and subtropical regions and is cultivated on close to 20 million hectares in more then 90 countries.


It has a low glycemic index, which helps in keeping the body fit and healthy overall. Drinking sugar cane juice has been studied to be advantageous in treating and preventing colds, flu and sore throat. Sugar cane does not contain simple sugars so diabetics can safely add them to their diet. It is also considered as an excellent source of energy as it contains glucose that is stored as glycogen and is burned by the muscles or energy. They serve as a
healthier alternative to drinking carbonated drinks and sodas.


Sugarcane is considered as one of the best converters of solar energy into biomass and sugar. It is a rich source of food (sucrose, jaggery and syrup), fiber (cellulose), fodder (green leaves and tops of cane plant, bagasse, and molasses and to some extent press mud), fuel and chemical. The main by-products are bagasse, molasses and press mud. Baggasse is traditionally used as captive fuel in sugar factory boiler for raising steam required for the generation of power and driving the prime movers. Molasses contains about 30-35 per cent sugar and 15–20 per cent reducing sugars. Thus, the total sugar content of molasses is 45–55 per cent. It is by virtue of this total content that molasses is a valuable raw material for the production of many value-added products. The main products that can be produced from it on commercial scale are ethyl alcohol, citric acid,
lactic acid, cattle feed, oxalic acid, bakers yeast, mono sodium glutamate, torula yeast, lysine, acetone-butanol-alcohol.

Sugarcane

PENNSYLVANIA

"Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass. If the horses appear skittish, the motorist must take his car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes."
In Morrisville, women need a permit to wear cosmetics.

OREGON

Oregon Coastline

One may not bathe without wearing "suitable clothing," i.e., that which covers one's body from neck to knee.
The town of Hood River prohibits the act of juggling without a license.
Salem has barred women's wrestling.
In Marion, ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

OHIO

In Columbus, it is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday.
In Youngstown, it is illegal to run out of gas.
Catch 22 is banned in Strongville.

NEW ALASKA FACTS

1.  The state motto is North to the Future.

2.      The jade is the official state gemstone.

3. Gold is the official state mineral. It was named the state mineral in 1968.

4. The four-spot skimmer dragonfly is the official state insect.

5. In 1926 13-year-old Bennie Benson from Cognac, Alaska designed the state flag.

6. Alaska has been called America's Last Frontier.

7. Every four years Alaskans elect a Governor and a Lieutenant Governor to four-year terms.

8. The Alaska State Legislature is made up of a Senate and a House of Representatives.

9. Twenty senators are elected to four-year terms; forty representatives serve two-year terms.

10. Alaska's Constitution was adopted in 1956 and became effective in 1959 making it the 49th state.

11. Nearly one-third of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle.

12. The Alaska Highway was originally built as a military supply road during World War II.

13. The state boasts the lowest population density in the nation.

14. The discovery of gold in the Yukon began a gold rush in 1898. Later gold was discovered at Nome and Fairbanks.

15. Alaska is a geographical marvel. When a scale map of Alaska is superimposed on a map of the 48 lower states, Alaska extends from coast to coast.

16. The state's coastline extends over 6,600 miles.

17. Alaska is the United State's largest state and is over twice the size of Texas. Measuring from north to south the state is approximately 1,400 miles long and measuring from east to west it is 2,700 miles wide.

18. Agattu, Attu, and Kiska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.

19. Oil is the state's most valuable natural resource. The area includes what is thought to be the largest oil field in North America.

OKLAHOMA

People who make "ugly faces" at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.

NEW YORK

Did you know,
In New York City, "It is disorderly conduct for one man to greet another on the street by placing the end of his thumb against the tip of his nose, at the same time extending and wiggling the fingers of his hand."

NORTH CAROLINA

Did you know,
In Charlotte, women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.
In Asheville, it is illegal to sneeze on city streets.