Strange Laws From Across the Globe

It is usually fair to assume that the laws that have been put into place have all been derived from the perspective of rational and logical thinking. After all these policies and guidelines are generally constructed for the betterment of society as a whole and are intended to be followed by the letter…  Or are they?

Many by-laws of old, that had carried significance in their times, still remain present today. Serving as a reminder of just how far we have come as a global community and how much further we still have yet to travel. Here are 10 examples of such laws:

    10.      It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

9.     Under the UK's Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman
  
        anything you don't want him to know, though you don't have to tell him anything you don't mind
        him knowing.

8.     In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.

7.     In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

6.     In Lebanon men are allowed to engage in sexual intercourse with female animals. If caught with
        a male animal the punishment is death.

5.     In Singapore chewing gum is illegal.

4.     In Turkey, it was illegal to drink coffee during the 16th and 17th century. It was punishable by
        death.

3.    In Ohio, getting a fish drunk is against state law.

2.    In Toronto, Canada, it is illegal to drive a street car on a Sunday if you have been eating garlic.

1.    In North Carolina it is illegal for dogs and cats to fight.

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