The world's strangest laws 23. It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

22. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. 21. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down. 2 . In !rance" it is forbidden to call a pig #apoleon. 1$. %nder the %&'s (a) *+oidance ,chemes -egulations 2 ." it is illegal not to tell the ta)man anything you don't want him to /now" though you don't ha+e to tell him anything you don't mind him /nowing. 10. In *labama" it is illegal for a dri+er to be blindfolded while dri+ing a +ehicle. 11. In 2hio" it is against state law to get a fish drun/. 1.. -oyal #a+y ships that enter the Port of London must pro+ide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the (ower of London. 13. In the %&" a pregnant woman can legally relie+e herself anywhere she wants 4 e+en" if she so re5uests" in a policeman's helmet. 16. In Lancashire" no person is permitted after being as/ed to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bar/. 13. In 7iami" !lorida" it is illegal to s/ateboard in a police station. 12. In 8ngland" all men o+er the age of 16 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day. 11. In London" !reemen are allowed to ta/e a floc/ of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll9 they are also allowed to dri+e geese down Cheapside. 1 . In ,an ,al+ador" drun/ dri+ers can be punished by death before a firing s5uad. $. In the %&" a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and /eeps his right hand on his +ehicle. 0. In !lorida" unmarried women who parachute on ,undays can be :ailed. 1. In &entuc/y" it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than si);feet long. .. In Chester" <elshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset. 3. In the city of =or/" it is legal to murder a ,cotsman within the ancient city walls" but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow. 6. In Boulder" Colorado" it is illegal to /ill a bird within the city limits and also to >own? a pet 4 the town's citi@ens" legally spea/ing" are merely >pet minders?. 3. In Aermont" women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth. 2. In London" it is illegal to flag down a ta)i if you ha+e the plague. 1. (he head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the &ing9 the tail" on the other hand" belongs to the Bueen ; in case she needs the bones for her corset.

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