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Have you ever heard this from your spouse, “Don’t keep turning the car off and on, it uses to much gas to start it!” Well now I have the answer for you. According to car makers the average car only uses about .004 gallons of gas to start the engine. So what this means is that it is actually cheaper to start the car then leave it running.

“Running car” Get it!!

1. Laguna Woods, California- average age 78

2. Century Village, Florida- average age 77.7

3. Kings Point, Florida- average age 77.7

4. Rossmoor, Maryland- average age 76.9

5. Crestwood Village, New Jersey- average age 75.8

6. Holiday City-Berkeley, New Jersey- average age 75.8

7. Greater Sun Center, Florida- average age 75

8. Sun City, Arizona- average age 75

9. Sun City West, Arizona- average age 73.2

10. Hamptons at Boca Raton, Florida- average age 72.9

The top 10 cities with the smallest houses average between 2.5 rooms and 3.1 rooms.

1. Miami Beach, Florida

2. Lennox, California

3. Huntington Park, California

4. Marina del Rey, California

5. Bell, California

6. Miami, Florida

7. Emeryville, California

8. North Bay Village, Florida

9. Napili-Honokawai, Hawaii

10. Isla Vista, California

Here is a list of the top 10 least educated cities in the U.S.  Hopefully you don’t live in one of them. 

1. Mecca, California

2. Huron, California

3. Cameron Park, Texas

4. Rio Bravo, Texas

5. Mendota, California

6. Earlimart, California

7. Arvin, California

8. Orange Cove, California

9. Immokalee, Florida

10. Alton North, Texas

To see the top 100 go to http://www.city-data.com/top18.html

Heartburn:  Eating almonds prevents heartburn.  Also dipping lemons in salt and eating them before meals helps heartburn.

Age spots:  Apply vitamin E oil to the spots to reduce brown color.

Asthma:  Mix a glass of 2/3 carrot juice, 1/3 spinach juice, 3 times a day.  Also, try mixing onion juice ¼ cup, honey 1 tablespoon and black pepper 1/8 tablespoon.

Bad Breath:  Add Lemon juice to a glass of water and use as a rinse.  Or chew a few parsley leaves.

• To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
• To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
• To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
• To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
• To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

- If one is drunk in a mine, he or she could land in jail for up to a year.

- Junk dealers may not make any business transactions with drunk persons.

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

- Using a firearm to fish is strictly forbidden.

- You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.

- Any person who fails to close a fence is subject to a fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars.

- It is illegal to spit on the steps of a school.

- Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.

- At one time, margarine was illegal.

- State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.

- While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker’s license.

- It is illegal to kiss on a train.

- One may not camp in a wagon on any public highway or risk a fine of up to ten dollars.

- It is illegal to throw rocks at a railroad car.

- Livestock have the right-of-way on public roads.

- Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.

- A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.

- A person may not hold public office if he or she has ever participated in a duel.

- For each act of public swearing a person shall be fined one dollar.

- If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined.

- Whistling underwater is prohibited.

- Roadkill may be taken home for supper.

- It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.

- People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.

- It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich.

- When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.

- You cannot sell lettuce on Sunday, but you can sell alcohol.

- It is illegal to spit on sidewalk.

- If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.

- Driving without shoes is prohibited.

- It is illegal to tickle women.

- Whistling underwater is illegal.

- At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.

- Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

- It is against the law to fish from horseback.

- It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon. You can have them, but you just can’t detonate them.

- Birds have the right of way on all highways.

- It’s legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals, but only if you ask for the wine list.

- Throwing snowballs will result in a $50 fine.

- It is considered an offense to hunt whales.