A collection of some strange and absurd laws that exist/existed in different parts of the world.
- If you were posting a letter in England and put the stamp (with the picture of the Queen) up side-down, you’d be committing an act of treason.
- In Arkansas, a man is legally allowed to beat his wife only once a month.
- In Florida it is forbidden for any woman to parachute on Sunday afternoons unless she is married.
- In France you could be put in prison for naming a pig Napoleon.
- In Iowa, it is forbidden for any kiss to last more than 5 minutes.
- In Nova Scotia, Canada, you’re not allowed to water your lawn when it is raining.
- In England, committing suicide is punishable by death.
- In Denmark, you legally have to check under your car for children asleep before you start it.
- In Alabama it is against the law for a person to drive whilst blindfolded.
- In Israel it is illegal to pick your nose on a Saturday.
- In Saudi Arabia, it is forbidden for a woman to drive a car.
- In Singapore, if you are caught littering three times, you’re made to clean the streets on Sundays wearing a banner that says, “I am a litter bug.” A picture of you is then put on the local news.
- In Indonesia you could be decapitated if found masturbating.
- England-A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.
- San Salvador-Drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.
- Iceland-It's against the law to blow on lampposts.
- Singapore-It’s illegal to sell bubblegum in Singapore.
- Thailand-It is illegal to leave your house if you are not wearing underwear.
- Israel-Picking your nose on Saturday is forbidden.
- Saudi Arabia-It is illegal to kiss a stranger.
- In England, in 1837, if a man kissed a woman against her will, she could legally bite off his nose.
- Due to lack of pants, Donald Duck cartoons were banned in Finland. (No nude work day!)
- In Seville, Spain, in 1983, a German Sheppard was arrested for stealing women's handbags.