In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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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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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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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