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10 Outrageously Strange Things That Are Actually Legal

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Countries around the world have some strange laws. One on the books in India, however, has ruffled a few feathers in a bizarre incident. The story has all the essentials of a bad joke: A transportation worker, a drunken man, and a pigeon all get onto a bus. Unfortunately, after receiving a monetary fine and a written warning, the transportation worker is not laughing. On a typical Thursday night,…

If You Do Any Of These 13 Ridiculous Things, You’re Going Straight To Jail. Well, Technically Anyway.

As countries develop, sometimes the governments need to make strange-sounding laws to allow for the safe growth and development of cities. However, sometimes those laws, when taken out of context and left on the books for decades, may begin to sound a little bizarre. For instance, any law about cheese and pie can’t possibly have made sense at any point… right? Here are 13 very real, yet surely…

If You Do Any Of These 13 Ridiculous Things, You’re Going Straight To Jail. Well, Technically Anyway.

As countries develop, sometimes the governments need to make strange-sounding laws to allow for the safe growth and development of cities. However, sometimes those laws, when taken out of context and left on the books for decades, may begin to sound a little bizarre. For instance, any law about cheese and pie can’t possibly have made sense at any point… right? Here are 13 very real, yet surely…

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Most Bizarre Laws-in U.S.A.

        In her “I Fought The Law” series, Olivia Locher has come up with a series of images that creatively poke fun at some of the more absurd laws in effect in the United States. Each photo is a tongue-in-cheek rebellion that intentionally violates some absurd U.S. State law, most of which are outdated or bizarrely specific. Some of these laws are simply outdated historical laws, while other are total headscratchers. It’s hard to imagine why riding bikes in swimming pools is illegal in California or why wine can’t be served in teacups in Kansas. And it begs the questions – was people working out while driving such a big problem in Oregon that they had to outlaw it? Other laws, while weird, have historical context and are simply outdated. It’s illegal to carry an ice-cream cone in your back pocket in Alabama because this was an ingenious way for horse thieves to steal horses. They could lead away horses with the ice-cream without ever having to lay hands on them, thereby not technically stealing the horses until they were “lost.”

        In Alabama, it is illegal to have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at all times.

    In California, nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

      In Maine it’s unlawful to tickle women under the chin with a feather duster.

    In Utah, no one may walk down the street carrying a paper bag containing a violin.

    In Delaware, it’s illegal to wear pants that are “form-fitting”around the waist.

    In Tennessee, hollow logs may not be sold.

    In Wisconsin, it is illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.

    In Texas, it is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

  In Hawaii, coins are not allowed to be placed in ones ears.

    In Oregon, one may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on the highway.

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When you split with your partner, you have the right to demand that all intimate images they have of you be deleted, a German court ruled this week. The court found that one person’s right of privacy was more important than another person’s ownership rights to intimate photos taken during the relationship

Ex-partners must…

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I think this is a great idea and hope it spreads even further. I’d like to see it ‘go viral’, spread world wide, everybody getting involved! It has already spread from Santa…

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It is illegal to get a fish drunk in Ohio, USA.

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Calling a pig ‘Napoleon’ in France is forbidden.

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In London, it is illegal to hail a black cab if you have The Plague.

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In Eureka, Nevada, USA, it is illegal for men with moustaches to kiss women. (Movember must be a dry month for men in Eureka then).

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It is illegal to ‘wiggle’ when dancing in California, USA.

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In Bangladesh, it is illegal to cheat in school exams - students as young as 15 can be imprisoned.

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It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament, England.

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In Lebanon, a man can legally have sex with any animal, provided it is female.

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In Oklahoma, USA, it is illegal to make faces at a dog and can result in a jail time. 

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In Providence, Rhode Island, USA, it is illegal for shopkeepers to sell the same customer a toothbrush and toothpaste.

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Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays in Florida, USA, can be jailed.

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It is illegal to flush the toilet in a Swiss apartment after 10pm. Guys also cannot ‘relieve themselves’ standing up after 10pm.

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Chewing gum is illegal in Singapore. (This is one we may actually be in danger of breaking on our travels, beware!)

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In Texas, USA, criminals must provide victims/the police with 24 hours oral or written notice detailing the crime they will commit.

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In Alexandria, Minnesota, USA, it is against the law for a man who has garlic, sardine or onion breath to have sex with his wife.

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