Travel Facts

• In Mexico, men who do not bathe frequently enough are made to marry coyotes, unless of course the coyote objects, in which case the wedding is off.
• In Peru, it is thought that storing dice inside a chili pepper for 24 hours heats them up.
• In Russia, sunlight is such a rare commodity that tiny slivers can be traded for caviar, vodka, or genuine sable coats.
• In Oklahoma, the women are known for being spirited but difficult, and have been known to inflict injury with expertly-wielded family bibles.
• The English are prone to constipation. 
• In India, tigers often kidnap beautiful princesses, and never bring them back. Years later, amazing striped women walk into the villages, claiming to be the daughters of these princesses. It is considered unwise to contradict them.
• In Michigan, there are no wolverines left, but if there were, they would be able to speak perfect French, having been taught by missionaries.
• The Japanese burn with shame for the hideous secrets they keep about the shocking things they have done.
• Scandinavians enjoy "ee haw" music.
• Hungarian gypsies are able to turn ordinary crows into musical notes. When the crows fly, the gypsies dance. 
• Australians cannot make themselves understood without bulky and impractical alphabet boards which they wear like vests and use for creating subtitles. They are always losing the R's.
• Masai tribesmen enjoy puppet theater.
• In Canada, space travel remains a pipe dream.
• In the Philippines, "Star Trek" reruns are dubbed in Tagolog, the local language. 
• Miami is the birthplace of both disco music and neo-cubist art.
• Only a couple of these things are actually true.

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