In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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In 1970, Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substance Act into law, making DMT and many other substances illegal. However, DMT is produced naturally by the body, and found in a multitude of human bodily fluids and tissues. Essentially, this makes all humans illegal.
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In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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