1. Divorce is Illegal in Philippines and Vatican
Yes! You read it right! Divorce is illegal in Philippines and Vatican. What if you want to get rid of a relation but the law forbids you! Feels like being in a prison but then it is a law! In Vatican the divorce is not allowed even if it is with the consent of both and in Philippines the same is the law except for the Muslims.
2. Chewing gum is illegal in Singapore
What would you do if you love chewing-gum and are in Singapore! You might be behind bars for breaking the law. Yes chewing gum in Singapore is illegal since 1992. There is also a ban on importing chewing gum to Singapore and only the nicotine gum is allowed with a proper prescription from a doctor. A fine of $1,000 can be imposed if caught chewing a chewing gum!
3. Animal Rights in Iran
A really old law in Iran that somehow saved its spot on the statute books states that men are permitted to have sex with certain types of domesticated animals.
However, the sexual contact with wild animals is forbidden, especially with lionesses.
4. Stepping on currency is illegal in Thailand
Found a currency note on the streets, pick it, but never dare to step on it! It’s illegal! Thailand admires its king so much that, his picture is imprinted on the currency note, it is banned to step on the note by any means.
5. Feeding the pigeons in Venice is illegal
It would be great if Venice could outlaw pigeons, and as it can’t do that, the law is made that no one shall feed the birds. This is an end to the tradition of pigeons landing on the tourists willing to exchange some avian bacteria.
6. Being at the Library Whilst Having Body Odor (Houston)
Literacy and smelling like shit have gone hand in hand for years. We’re too busy reading, damn it. We don’t have time to shower.
The Houston city council was not about to have this trend continue however, and has banned the fetid stink of BO in the town’s libraries. And lest you think you can walk your ripe, simmering funk into the bathroom and dip your ballsack in a library toilet to freshen up, think again. They’ve banned that too.
This may be a roundabout way to run off the homeless (who have a tendency to set up camp in places like public libraries, to get out of the rain) but you have to admire the pragmatic approach that says it doesn’t matter if you’re actually a vagrant, as long as you smell like one.
7. It is illegal to make funny faces at a dog in Oklahoma
8. In Saudi Arabia, Women not Allowed to Drive a Car
9. In Minnesota, it is against the law to hang female and male underwear together on the same washing line.
10. Being Overweight Is Illegal in Japan
11. Don’t pay unless full – Denmark
Denmark is a delightful country, but even more delightful when it comes to hospitality. In Danish restaurants, you don’t have to pay for your food unless, by your own opinion, you are ‘full’ at the end of your meal. If not, you can proceed without paying the bill at all.
There is another craziest law in Denmark, it is illegal to start your car without first checking to see if there are any children sleeping under a car .
12. Don’t die in parliament, it’s the law – Britain
It is just one of the craziest laws in Britain that has recently been removed from the rule book. The reason people are banned from dying in parliament is that the buildings count as a Royal Palace. Nigel Cawthorne, author of The Strange Laws of Old England, said: “Anyone who dies there is technically entitled to a state funeral. If they see you looking a bit sick they carry you out quickly.”
13. Ice Cream Truck Music (Stafford, New Jersey)
Stafford Township, New Jersey has had enough of your childish shit and isn’t going to take it any more. In 1998 the township council voted 4 to 2 to ban the disruptive and potentially deadly music played by ice cream trucks.
We can think of two possible reasons for this. One is the known fact that no one under the age of 30 can resist sprinting out into the street at the sound of a passing ice cream truck, which probably causes millions of injuries and deaths every year .
14. Only a qualified electrician is allowed to change a light bulb in Victoria, Australia
How many mechanics does it take to change a light bulb? None, in Victoria.
Australia’s second most populated state says it’s illegal to change a light bulb unless you’re a licensed electrician. Apparently, rebels who defy this law could receive a fine of up to AU$10 (£5.50).
15. Milan ( Italy )requires that citizens must smile at all times, or face a fine
Milan in Italy states that it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits. Frowners could face a hefty fine.
16. In Florida, it is illegal to pass wind in a public place after 6pm on Thursdays
5.59pm is fine. You would be deemed to have been causing a public nuisance, so you best run home first to do it in a little bit of privacy.
17. In Canada, by law, one out of every five songs on the radio must be sung by a Canadian
Great for Justin Bieber fans, not so great for the sane. Part of the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Television Commission) that for both types of programming there has to be at least a fifth by Caadian performers.
18. Flushing the toilet after 10pm is illegal in Switzerland
Flushing the loo after 10pm in an apartment building is illegal in the country of Switzerland. The Government consider it noise pollution.
19. Traffic Fines in Finland Have No Limit
Fins calculate traffic fines as a percentage of the offender’s income. So the more you earn, the more you pay.
There’s no maximum limit to the fine and it can go over even $100,000.
20. Hong Kong Wives Can Kill You
Hong Kong has a law that allows the wife to kill her cheating husband.
There’s just one drawback, she can only do it with her bare hands. That seems pretty tough to accomplish.
