A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.
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Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.
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In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
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In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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In Georgia, it is against the law to slap a man on the back or front.
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