In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states where it is illegal to pump your own gas.
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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 San Francisco, there is an ordinance, which bans the picking up and throwing of used confetti.
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In West Virginia if you run over an animal, you can legally take it home and cook it for dinner!
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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 Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.
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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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