A local ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut prohibits people from playing Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.
A Virginia law requires all bathtubs to be kept out in the yards, not inside the houses.
It is illegal to ride a streetcar on Sunday if have been eating garlic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
In the country of Turkey, in the 16th and 17th centuries, anyone caught drinking coffee was put to death.
Before the enactment of the 1978 law that made it mandatory for dog owners in New York City to clean up after their pets, approximately 40 million pounds of dog excrement were deposited on the streets every year.
In Kentucky, it is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.
In Louisana, it is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
In Louisana, biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault," while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault."
In Massachusetts, mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
In Massachusetts, snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
In Massachusetts, an old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.
In Florida, a special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
In Florida, if an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
In Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
In Florida, men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
In Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.
In Indiana, bathing is prohibited during the winter.
In Indiana citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.
A Helena, Montana, law states that a woman cannot dance on a saloon table unless her clothing weights more than three pounds, two ounces.
Cattle branding in the United States did not originate in the West. It began in Connecticut in the mid-nineteenth century, when farmers were required by law to mark all their pigs.
Chewing gum is outlawed in Singapore because it is a means of "tainting an environment free of dirt."
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian man who wore a beard was required to pay a special tax.
Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath once a year.
Federal law forbids recycling used eyeglasses in the United States.
Hailed as a wonder drug in the late nineteenth century, cocaine was outlawed in the United States in 1914.
In ancient times, any Japanese who tried to leave his homeland was summarily put to death. In the 1630s, a decree in Japan forbade the building of any large ocean-worthy ships to deter defection.
In Atlanta, Georgia, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
In Canada, if a debt is higher than 25 cents, it is illegal to pay it with pennies.
In Hazelton, Pennsylvania, there is a law on the books that prohibits a person from sipping a carbonated drink while lecturing students in a school auditorium.
In Idaho, a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.
In Milan, Italy there is a law on the books that requires a smile on the face of all citizens at all times. Exemptions include time spent visiting patients in hospitals or attending funerals. Otherwise the fine is $100 if they are seen in public without a smile on their face.
In most American states a wedding ring is exempt by law from inclusion among the assets in a bankruptcy estate. This means that a wedding ring cannot be seized by creditors, no matter how much the bankrupt person owes.
In New York State it is still illegal to shoot a rabbit from a moving trolley car.
In Pakistan, it is rude to show the soles of your feet or point a foot when you are sitting on the floor.
In Paraguay, dueling is legal provided both parties are registered blood donors.
In Pennsylvania, ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
In San Salvador drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.
In seventeenth-century Japan, no citizen was allowed to leave the country on penalty of death. Anyone caught coming or going without permission was executed on the spot.
In Somalia, Africa, it's been decreed illegal to carry old chewing gum stuck on the tip of your nose.
In New Jersey, it is illegal to slurp soup.
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