Trivia:
To "read someone the riot act" now means to "utter a warning to desist or face unpleasant consequences", but it had a very precise legal significance until it came off the UK statute books in 1973.
The act allowed local officials to order the dispersal of any group of twelve or more people who were "unlawfully, riotously, and tumultuously assembled together". If the group failed to disperse within twenty minutes, then anyone remaining gathered was guilty of a felony without benefit of clergy, punishable by death.
Wit:
Why is Mika Häkkinen such a good racing car driver?
Because he's Finnish before he's started.
Impossible Question:
Find the link.
