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scottishfield.co.uk Report

It's illegal to ride a cow while drunk in Scotland.

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User# 6 1 year ago

Are drunk cows a common problem in Scotland?

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Woman celebrating birthday with confetti In Samoa, it’s illegal to forget your wife’s birthday.

samoaobserver.ws Report

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Duesvolent90 1 year ago

I wonder what the penalty is hmm.

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It's illegal to reincarnate without permission in China.

hrw.org Report

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alias D. 1 year ago

Just try to enforce that one

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Canadian radio stations must play Canadian artists' music as a certain percentage of the total playtime.

crtc.gc.ca Report

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Jacob Frank 1 year ago

It's a bit misleading. Canadian radio stations must play Canadian artists' music as a certain percentage of the total play time. I don't know the current percentage but without this rule, Canadian airwaves would be overrun with US music and those great artists that Powerful Katrinka mentioned probably would never have become known.

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Person walking multiple dogs You must walk your dog 3 times daily in Turin, Italy.

npr.org Report

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A Jones 1 year ago

Sounds nice, especially for folks who enjoy walking. :)

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It's illegal to handle salmon suspiciously in the U.K.

en.wikipedia.org Report

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JMil 1 year ago

But that's the only way I handle my salmon!

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It's illegal to eat cats and dogs in South Australia.

kb.rspca.org.au Report

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ShaZam Beaubien 1 year ago

But it's fine in Northern Australia?

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baby sleeping in bed It's illegal naming your baby something weird in Denmark.

worldatlas.com Report

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Nathaniel 1 year ago

SumFing Wheeard is the name I shall give my first born.

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globalcallforwarding.com Report

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Making international calls is a crime in North Korea.

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best turtle 1 year ago

not at all surprising

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spanishnewstoday.com Report

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Girl sitting on the beach with flip-flops No driving while wearing flip-flops in Spain.

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Marcelo Origoni 1 year ago

This is not crazy, it's common sense. Flip flop may bend and get under your pedals

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criminaldefensetucson.com Report

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If a child burps during a church service, his or her parents may be arrested in Nebraska.

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best turtle 1 year ago

what the actual f**k

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man and woman kissing on wedding day In Kentucky... a woman cannot marry the same man four times.

cmlaw1.com Report

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alias D. 1 year ago

How would … never mind

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phoenixarizonacriminallawyer.com Report

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It’s against the law to have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7 pm in Arizona, USA.

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JMil 1 year ago

This is why I only let my donkey use the bathtub during his siesta.

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theactivetimes.com Report

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In Baltimore, Maryland, it’s illegal to bring a lion to the movies.

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Nathaniel 1 year ago

That makes it sound like it is perfectly legal everywhere else.

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thegolfnewsnet.com Report

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Person taking photo of family dinner on smartphone You can't turn off your phone's camera sound in South Korea.

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Nathaniel 1 year ago

Good. Makes taking pervy photo's harder to get away with.

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In New Jersey... bullet-proof vests are banned while committing a crime.

law.justia.com Report

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Am a hooman 1 year ago

Omigosh. Bc whoevers commiting the crime will for sure listen to the laws…

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One person tickling legs of another person It is against the law to tickle women in Virginia.

montagnalaw.com Report

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Raven Null 1 year ago

what if its all in the bedroom and consensual

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30 Of The Funniest Halloween Fails That People Couldn’t Resist Sharing

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Hey! 1 year ago (edited)

Canada: It's illegal to remove a band-aid in public. Canada has also banned elephant rides at all of its accredited facilities - this one is recent. Toronto bylaw that prohibits dragging a dead horse down Yonge Street on Sundays. Edit: Source: https://www.slice.ca/35-weird-canadian-laws-you-didnt-know-existed-2/

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TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago

Germany: It's forbidden to cross brigdes while marching in step. (It can cause bridges to swing and collapse)

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Vix Spiderthrust 1 year ago

Yep. Sets up a resonant frequency. The dumbfuck who designed London's Millennium Bridge forgot about resonant frequencies and it was nearly the River Tay disaster all over again.

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Sheila Sinclair 1 year ago

That is super interesting

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Neill Powell 1 year ago

"Forbidden" is a weird term. No recourse, if the troop walks in step, wrecks the bridge, and half of them die... do the rest go to jail?. I love the word "forbidden", though! It's like god-mode "because I say so and bad things will happen, because I can't think of of something bad that will happen right no, but i'll think something up."

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Rando-Pando 1 year ago

In Missouri (USA), it's illegal to spook/scare a squirrel on purpose

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Dave Hinckley 1 year ago (edited)

But there's a May-February squirrel hunting season. I guess you can't scare them, but you can blow their brains out with a rifle.

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Ginny Weasly 1 year ago

Albania: it is illegal to be left handed…. I guess I can’t go there without being arrested lol.

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Dave Hinckley 1 year ago

In Massachusetts I can order 60 cases of wine a year from another state, but I can't order any amount of distilled spirits from outside the state.

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Sheila Sinclair 1 year ago

I didn't know that!!!!

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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 1 year ago (edited)

I recently learned that in the majoritx of the US, it is LEGAL to just ignore someone in need of help. That you can not be legally made to give first aid or even call the police. So i might add to this list that in Germany, it is illegal to not give some kind of aid in case of emergency. (if you are firs in scene) You can go to jail for not stopping for an accident. Although if it is night or otherwise suspicious, it is enough to call police.

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LolaBrio 1 year ago

That depends on the state and in some states it may only be the case in certain cities . Re-check this.

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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 1 year ago

Yes, sorry, i was a little bit generalizing with my comment. So: in the majority of the us, i is legal to not help someone in need. The rest of my comment stands 🙂

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Neill Powell 1 year ago

Wow. Well in that case if I was walking with my wife, I'd have to find a bench, cut my finger, point it at her face, bleed a bit (she has Vasovagal syncope), and then see if I can help the other injured. Medically I would now be responsible for 2 people... yikes!

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Vix Spiderthrust 1 year ago

We call those Superhero Laws in UK jurisprudence, and we don't have them either. France does, or did at the turn of the millennium when I was a student.

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Dana Rae 1 year ago

Whats fkd up is this stuff prolly happend in order for it to become a law...maybe im wrong...jus seems too random

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Matt MacFarlane 1 year ago

It would be interesting to hear some of these back stories.

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Oais Wright 1 year ago

I expected more of North Korea looking at what of a country it is. Also most of those UK laws are old and were just left. I remember some guy breaking as much as he can of those stupid laws in one day

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Andrew Pugg 1 year ago

I really need to know the back stories for why most of these things are illegal lol where can I find out

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Dave Hinckley 1 year ago

I'm fairly certain it's illegal, at least in the US, to shoot large numbers of people on public (or private) land. Maybe if more people knew this, there would be fewer shootings.

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Neill Powell 1 year ago

The problem with "laws" are the enforcement. Any "rule" or "law" that has no enforcement or recourse is merely a "strongly suggested commentary". Not to intentionally entice "law-breaking" here, but any of these rules that someone/institution cannot supply a recourse or reasonable penalty for, is someone making them up. Query laws and rules to find out, especially if they fail common sense. Many complexes and HOA's have ridiculous by-laws that serve no purpose but generate revenue for said organizations.

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Sherry Moore 1 year ago

In South Carolina it's illegal to go to church on Sunday without your shotgun

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Aunt Messy 1 year ago

There is a federal law in Canada that all post offices must have a hitching post by the front door. If you look around at any post offices built before the mid-80s, you'll see a post there.

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Neill Powell 1 year ago

Adopted in ZA, with a CLAUSE: "Servicemen". Any member of the then-apartheid militarily could wait at a bust stop and EVERYONE was encouraged to offer them a lift if you were going in the same direction. Tip: Military servicemen had to be standing in uniform, with rank, basically completely white soldiers and only white people could privately own cars.. sooooo...

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KDS 1 year ago

And I thought it’s illegal to shoot a harpoon from a moving car at a whale in Tennessee was a bizarre and stupid law.

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Squirrelly Panda 1 year ago

Some of these I can see some possible sense. Like in Nevada closing gates was likely caused by tourists or other people leaving ranch gates open and letting free range cattle out. But for many laws I would love to hear why people felt a need for the law in the first place.

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Hey! 1 year ago (edited)

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TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago

Germany: It's forbidden to cross brigdes while marching in step. (It can cause bridges to swing and collapse)

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Vix Spiderthrust 1 year ago

Yep. Sets up a resonant frequency. The dumbfuck who designed London's Millennium Bridge forgot about resonant frequencies and it was nearly the River Tay disaster all over again.

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Sheila Sinclair 1 year ago

That is super interesting

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Neill Powell 1 year ago

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Rando-Pando 1 year ago

In Missouri (USA), it's illegal to spook/scare a squirrel on purpose

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Dave Hinckley 1 year ago (edited)

But there's a May-February squirrel hunting season. I guess you can't scare them, but you can blow their brains out with a rifle.

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Ginny Weasly 1 year ago

Albania: it is illegal to be left handed…. I guess I can’t go there without being arrested lol.

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Dave Hinckley 1 year ago

In Massachusetts I can order 60 cases of wine a year from another state, but I can't order any amount of distilled spirits from outside the state.

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Sheila Sinclair 1 year ago

I didn't know that!!!!

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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 1 year ago (edited)

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LolaBrio 1 year ago

That depends on the state and in some states it may only be the case in certain cities . Re-check this.

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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 1 year ago

Yes, sorry, i was a little bit generalizing with my comment. So: in the majority of the us, i is legal to not help someone in need. The rest of my comment stands 🙂

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Neill Powell 1 year ago

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Vix Spiderthrust 1 year ago

We call those Superhero Laws in UK jurisprudence, and we don't have them either. France does, or did at the turn of the millennium when I was a student.

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Dana Rae 1 year ago

Whats fkd up is this stuff prolly happend in order for it to become a law...maybe im wrong...jus seems too random

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Matt MacFarlane 1 year ago

It would be interesting to hear some of these back stories.

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