The Strangest Laws of Our Land Ever

JR
Below are the strangest laws ever from around the world. Some you might know about, but many you will not.

The Spanish Inquisition once condemned the people of the entire Netherlands to death.
In the middle ages, the highest court in France ordered the execution of a cow for injuring a man.
In the Vacococha tribe in Peru, a girl is prepared for marriage at 12, is placed in a basket in a hut by her in-laws and suspended over a fire for three months.
During the eighteenth century, books that where considered offensive were sometimes punished by being whipped.
The ancient Inca Indians where considered married when they took of their sandals and gave them to each other.
Julius Caesar banned all wheeled vehicles from Rome during daylight hours because of traffic congestion.
The minimum age set in the U.S. constitution for the President of the United States is 35.
In Athens, a drivers license can be taken away if he or she is deemed "unbathed" or "poorly dressed"
Impotence is grounds for divorce in twenty four American states.
The movie 'Cleopatra' staring Elizabeth Taylor, was banned in Egypt because she was a Jewish convert.
Golf was banned in the 1400's in England because it was considered a 'distraction' from Archery.
In Ireland Nuns beat their pupils to correct left handedness.
You can not plough a cotton field in with an elephant in North Carolina.
In Mississippi, there is no such thing as a female peeping tom.
Lawn darts are illegal in Canada.
In Idaho it is forbidden to give another person a box of candy weighing more than 50 pounds.
In Kentucky you must take a bath by law at least once a year.
It is against the law to Whale hunt in Oklahoma.
According to law, no store is allowed to sell a tooth brush on the sabbath, in Providence, Rhode Island. Yet these stores are allowed to sell tooth paste and mouth wash on the sabbath.
In Breton Alabama you cannot ride down the street on a motorboat.
Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii and Maine do not allow billboards in there states.
In Saudi Arabia, a women can divorce her husband if he does not supply her with enough coffee.
In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be put to death before a firing squad.
In Pennsylvania, Ministers are forbidden to marry a Bride or Groom that is drunk.
In some smaller towns in Arizona, it is illegal to wear suspenders.
In Thailand, the left hand is considered unclean, so you should never eat with it.
In Michigan, it is illegal to place a Skunk inside your bosses desk.
In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket.
It is illegal in parts of Alaska to give alcohol to a moose.
In Utah, birds have the right away on all highways.
Christmas was once illegal in Britain.
It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
In Hartford Connecticut, it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on a Sunday.
In Atlanta Georgia, it is illegal to tie a Giraffe to a telephone pole or street light.
During World war one, the punishment for homosexuality was execution in France.
In Hartford Connecticut, you may not, under any circumstance cross the street while walking on your hands.
In Massachusetts it is illegal to first go to bed without having a full bath.
Women in Florida can be fined for falling asleep under a hairdryer, so can the salon owner.

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  • justine abbott10/8/2008

    Yeah they really are lol:)

  • Misti Oosthuizen10/8/2008

    Some of these were just too funny. Great article.

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