Random Law Facts

    47 facts tagged with Law Facts

    Beer Used to Be Classed as a Soft Drink in Russia
    In 2011, Russia acknowledged beer as an alcoholic beverage. Before then, any drink under 10% volume was considered a soft drink.
    36
    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
    330
    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
    4
    In Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
    10
    In California, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, it's against the law to hold a "Ladies' Night" because it's deemed gender discrimination.
    -1
    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
    258
    IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return
    According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!
    16
    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
    469