25 Bizarre Laws That Still Exist Today

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Unlock the world's legal curiosities with our latest video, "25 Bizarre Laws That Still Exist Today"! Join us on a global journey as we explore the weirdest and most surprising laws that will leave you both entertained and bewildered. From forbidden ice cream cones in your back pocket to bizarre rules about naming your child, this video is a quirky adventure into the legal oddities that shape cultures worldwide. Tune in for an eye-opening experience that will have you questioning the laws that govern our everyday lives!
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Music: - Let's Do This! - Nat Keefe and Hot Buttered Rum
Author: Steve Palace
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - There are around 50 serial killers on the loose in the US right now!
1:44 - Rats
2:33 - Winnie the Pooh
3:24 - Dog walking
4:13 - Queen of fish
5:13 - Chicken licking
6:02 - Bouncy pickles
6:42 - Surprise pizzas
7:48 - Dental plan
8:13 - Happy Birthday
8:43 - Bolivian beverages
9:25 - “Idiots” can’t vote
10:09 - What happens in Nebraska…
10:56 - Lethal squirt
11:42 - Pirate pen pals
12:19 - Artificial limbs
13:08 - Ministerial mustaches
13:44 - Strapless shocker
14:15 - Deed in the dark
14:54 - Slippers
15:30 - Pinball wizards not allowed
16:22 - Moscow undercover
17:05 - Dying in Parliament
17:52 - Taking the shine off
18:57 - Ice cream
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[@manueltapia1859]

In some parts of México if you come to a party and you asked for beer and not invited can fine you 100$ 😅

[@micheleperkins1956]

This isn't a law, but I once had to get three different doctor's notes for my then job. 1. I could have something to drink at my register. 2. I could keep my rescue inhaler with me at all times (job wanted me to keep it in my locker upstairs.) 3. I could use the bathroom when I deemed it fit. I'm so glad I don't work there anymore.

[@borkborknomnom3154]

I broke the pinball wizard law many times as a child at the arcade

[@XtomJamesExtra]

Here's a fun law from Wisconsin, albeit one not enforced. Since 1895 (if I recall right) a standing law in the state makes it illegal to sell margarine. The Oleomargarine Law was in effect until 1967 until a SCOTUS ruling declared it violated the Commerce Clause. However, the law was never technically repealed and remains on the books to this day.

[@niccolealdrich4890]

Margarine.......one molecule away from plastic. I'll eat real butter anytime.

[@XtomJamesExtra]

@@niccolealdrich4890 Okay, while I sympathize with you, every oil we consume is one or two atoms away from being turned into a plastic polymer. Animal fats, olive oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil (a primary ingredient in most margarine). It's not exactly the same as comparing Velveeta to Plastique Explosive (and yes you can turn Velveeta "cheese" into Plastique Explosive rather easily, or napalm).

[@Johnboy33545]

Oleomargarine is disgusting stuff that bares little resemblance to butter.

[@XtomJamesExtra]

@@Johnboy33545I don't disagree, but it's produced in effectively the same way as all margarine is today. I'm not pro-margarine, just pointing out some basic facts.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

You are close but not totally correct. The sale of YELLOW margarine was illegal but white has always been allowed. Also, Gov. Warren Knowles signed the bill repealing Wisconsin's 72-year-old ban on the sale of colored oleomargarine in 1967. Even now, restaurants are not allowed to put margarine on the table, it has to be specifically ordered by the customer (which might be where your confusion is coming from). I grew up in the days of the oleo runs to Illinois. We were a butter family so never participated but every Christmas Mom would buy a bag of margarine at the store for some of the baking and we kids got to pop the dye button and knead the color into it. We never had margarine for everyday eating.

[@brianarbenz1329]

The term “idiot” was an accepted legal classification for a long time. In the Census forms of 1870, people were asked to check a box for each household resident if the person were “blind, deaf, insane or idiotic.”

[@rlosangeleskings]

If that's true...then no Democrats should ever be voting there...😹😹😹

[@dariuscroxton1039]

Now it's more socially acceptable to just call them Americans.

[@starfishprime31415]

Great. You said dental plan. For the next 2 days it's gonna be all "dental plan, Lisa needs braces, dental plan, Lisa needs braces."

[@Jack1999n]

Do i need to show you the big book of British smiles?

[@Mattie1979]

Thanks a lot, Carl. Now I've lost my train of thought.

[@GiulioRicciardi]

Three times a day sir! Why do you turn my office into a house of lies?? 😂😂😂

[@joshlunt7827]

​@@GiulioRicciardi😛😛😛

[@joshlunt7827]

​@@Jack1999n"That's enough! That's enough!!" 😭

[@maryhildreth754]

The Nebraska marriage law might involve blood tests. They used to have them here in Alabama, and you had to go to the health department to get a blood test for syphilis and when it came back negative, you took your results to the courthouse and get a marriage license. Then you just needed to find a minister and a witness.

[@decgal81]

I got married in Oklahoma 20 years ago and had to have the blood test. I honestly didn't understand why.

[@mikeedwards8802]

It was like that in Kentucky in the late 50s early 60s.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

By 1980 34 states still required a blood test. Of these 34, 19 states repealed their law in the 1980s, 7 repealed in the 1990s, and 7 more repealed between 2000 and 2008, Mississippi in 2009, and the last holdout was Montana which repealed the requirement in 2019.

[@terrywarren9515]

Az had that law thats why every one went to Vegas lol true 😮

[@tapestry6455]

Blood tests should still be required. Too many people lie about their health and diseases until after the vows

[@juliannapeppas6007]

As the great Cleveland Brown once said "Cartoon bears don't wear pants!"

[@michellecoleman5577]

When the 'idiot' law was written, the term was not just an insult but an actual identifier of people with the most severe mental disabilities. To be specific, there was a scale that was based on IQ scores: 25 and below were idiots, 25-50 were imbeciles, and 25-75 were morons. They were not considered just interchangeable words for anybody you hapen to think is stupid. The purpose behind the law was probably because they believed that people with such a low IQ wouldn't be capable of understanding the issues at hand and would just be drawing doodles. It has not aged well.

[@brianarbenz1329]

So let’s see - they allowed “idiots” to vote in 2016, and who was elected president that year? Can’t be a coincidence.

[@Icycoldcoke]

In Western Australia you can also get in trouble for cleaning seabird poo or bat droppings without a licence. You can be jailed for up to a year under Section 387, Criminal Code Act 1913 (WA).

[@cameronharris5107]

Why? That’s dumb. If somthin leaves a bunch of presents on my car I’m washin it off

[@ladyzen]

In California, USA suicide is against the law.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 How stupid is that?🤣🤣🤣🤣 how the hell?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@terryrichmond4428]

In Australia they banned a TV show because the main character, Humphrey B Bear, did not wear trousers.

[@jubi400]

Mike, you're funny. Thanks for making my day. 😉

[@GredelsRage]

Im not wearing socks and you can't make me!

[@bearnunnemaker5453]

Are you wearing sandals??🤪🤪

[@merrileeheard3889]

Good thing you're not planning on visiting King Charles 😂

[@seanadaley2553]

LOL!!!! Me too!!

[@justinbassit8336]

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 👮‍♂️

[@GredelsRage]

@@merrileeheard3889 lol. Well should he choose to pop in for a cuppa,he has to remove his socks too. Unless they are pink. Bright pink!

[@patrickharriss]

Hello Mike.

[@4BillC]

Just a funny story about surprise pizza... A few years ago I get a knock at my door and it's a delivery guy with a bunch of pizza, French fries and a salad. I said I think you have the wrong house. He asked about the address and it was my house. We'll not ordering anything I started to ask questions, mainly is it paid for or do I owe you money. The bill was about $50 so not terrible. He then asked me about a person. Turns out that my then 6 year old daughter and her 8 year old friend went and ordered pizza online! They were shocked it worked and the pizza guy was very apologetic and was will to take it back. Instead we had a good laugh, dinner and they haven't ordered anything since.

[@gluckmac]

There is a law in Arizona that forbids putting a donkey in a bathtub.

[@merrileeheard3889]

Yipee, it's MIKE!❤

[@laurenregnier3710]

It's time to update these laws . 😊

[@xione0825]

Winnie the Pooh is also illegal in CHINA. Much of the Population began comparing China's dictator to Winnie the Pooh(for what ever reason). Now Winnie the Pooh is banned in China. 2:35

[@roshawnda97]

Great video Mike and List 25 🌹🌹

[@jamesstevens9394]

Hmmmmm..... I wonder if that "Winnie the Pooh" law applies to Donald Duck and Porky Pig?!?

[@ronaldnelson6692]

What about Frosty the snowman who is naked except for a hat and scarf?

[@jamesstevens9394]

@@ronaldnelson6692 yes him as well, Frosty could give new meaning to "snowballs" lol

[@joshlunt7827]

Interesting video as always! ❤

[@Quackensteinmonster]

Here's one from Iowa that I got a verbal warning out of. public displays of affection while having facial hair is one of this state's bonkers laws.

[@cameronharris5107]

🤣

[@rlosangeleskings]

I'd be in HUGE trouble then...

[@andeeharry]

It is illegal to have lights on within 5 meters of the King's Palace in France

[@stevenswitzer5154]

In my city it says you must have your sidewalk rolled up and brought in by 10pm. A hold over from when they were wood

[@metalgamingwarrior2714]

It is things like this that remind me what planet I am living on.

[@gerardoriordan6380]

In the UK MPs are allowed to lie in Parliament but are not allowed to call another MP a liar 😂

[@user-vx1nd5bu9z]

Great presentation...

[@list25]

Thank you!

[@TheGamecock366]

These lawmakers must have gotten drunk before they made them.

[@michellecoleman5577]

Ok, I will make it make sense: South Carolina had a pinball gambling problem.

[@rogermichaelwillis6425]

There was a water ban during the Khmer New Year the entire time I lived there from 2008 until 2017. It was popular in Thailand, however.

[@andeeharry]

I just love this sort of thing, here are so more

[@maxivisionvermont1333]

Go Mike go 🎉

[@kassivils5260]

Mike: “Imagine if your government suddenly stuck its nose in your personal space like this!” American women: 😑😒

[@list25]

Oh I know....

[@michaelham696]

I'm sure super late to say this like I always am. But I'm so happy that list25 is back! Great to see you Mike.

[@echognomecal6742]

21. Queen of Fish (Not to be confused with Duke of Earl) Might be a safety issue thing. Imagine a mob of people running down the beach with knives hoping to find ambergris, wanting to get choice bones for apparel & maybe scrimshaw, etc. Many wouldn't take the chance of stealing from the king. Edit: Tempted to try to bounce a pickle from the jarful in the fridge, except I already know they're not great.

[@amberrodriguez851]

Oh my god! I love your shirt!!!

[@kanna231]

in Ohio there is a weird one that is"Don't take my fish"Ohio law stipulates that fish legally confined in a net or other device become the property of the person who caught it. That means it's illegal for anyone else to take the fish without written permission. Every stolen fish is a separate offense.

[@dwaynefitzpatrick7463]

I'm in Florida we got multiple dumb laws

[@GredelsRage]

Because you have multiple florida men. Highly amusing to the rest of America, but makes life shit for ya'll. Also the mouse owns your state government, and what mickey wants mickey gets.

[@lynnestamey7272]

Dwayne, sorry but some Florida men are crazy. Of course, I'm no better off, I live in Texas!

[@bearnunnemaker5453]

@@lynnestamey7272haha. Your guys states suck. I live in the best state! Oregon! Oh wait. It’s stupid here also. 🤪🤪

[@hackman669]

😃🐭

[@dwaynefitzpatrick7463]

@@lynnestamey7272 that sounds misandrist

[@wildshadowstar]

I figured the Winnie the Pooh one would have been from North Korea, considering some have compared the character to the dictator. Or was that the President of China?

[@vermontvoice13]

I live in Vermont and knew about that weird denture law. Highly doubt anyone enforces that these days though lol

[@joanneoliver8610]

Hey Mike and co! Great vid, as I've come to expect. So, as a Victorian, I guess it's time to find some pirate mateys. That'll show 'em!

[@Ronald-bp5kg]

In Kentucky you can’t carry a gun over 6ft long

[@andeeharry]

Since 1345, It is against the law to take a rabid bear on an London underground

[@marylist1236]

It's against the law to serenade your significant other in Kalamazoo, Michigan

[@andeeharry]

It is illegal to whistle underwater is Missouri

[@markchristopher5287]

South Carolina pinball law was equated in the past with juvenile delinquency. Most machines were in places "not suitable for minors".

[@krysti2]

Thanks Mike!!*🎉🎉🎉❤

[@col.mustard1233]

A strange, but reasonable, law in Florida is you can't drive in flip flops as they could get stuck under the pedals.

[@aceystone8121]

In Cape May, New Jersey, it is illegal to wear roller skates in a public restroom while holding a harpoon!

[@savantianprince]

In medieval Europe beached whales were food

[@RPSchonherr]

For some reason pinball machines were equated with one-armed bandits (slot machines) back in the day. Maybe it was because you could win a free game? Maybe because the same companies that made slot machines also made the pinball machines. I'm old enough to remember you had to be 18 to play pinball.

[@spikeoramathon]

I'm from Vermont, and I've never heard that rule about dentures. But I do know that back in the 18th century, I would not be allowed to walk the streets of the city unaccompanied - and my husband would have to have a musket to protect me.

[@annettejones7777]

I'm with you on the pinball!

[@mham1330]

Anyone remember Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw? No pants.

[@michellebrennan1298]

here in Australia we had a guy charged with a dui while wearing a tutu and rollerskateing not far from where i live

[@vmccall399]

I'm from SC. Pinball and flipper machines are different. Pinball is a game of chance and is a gambling machine.

[@stevenswitzer5154]

I think you guys are saying plinko wrong...

[@joshlunt7827]

Lenny (holding up a glass of beer): "So long dental plan!" Lenny (replaying in Homer's head): "Dental plan!" Marge: (repeated immediately after also in Homer's head): "Lisa needs braces!" Sorry I just had to 😛

[@will2Collett]

Mike, just a reminder, a whale is NOT a fish. It's a cetacean mammal. The more you know.

[@lucyalderman422]

Wild life in the British Commonwealth is property of the ‘crown’ or king even if it’s Canada

[@julianaylor4351]

It comes from feudal hunting rights.

[@angelicakoutsouridakis5816]

In Sweden you have to walk your dog at least every 6 hours. Nighttime when you are sleeping is an exception though. If you have caged animals like birds and rabbits, they have to be allowed free time outside the cage at least a few hours a day. If you don’t follow the law, nobody will really find out or care but it’s meant to keep your pets happy. Don’t buy a pet if you don’t want it to be happy. My rabbit don’t have a cage at all. She’s free roaming in the apartment and has her own pillow she sleeps on in my bed.

[@mikeedwards8802]

In Glasgow KY it's illegal to walk down the street with an ice cream cone in your back pocket.

[@kennethlindahl9206]

In Spokane WA when you get out of jail you get a 20 $ gold piece, a mule and a Winchester rifle well at least you are supposed to ( I never got any of that. I would have named my mule charlie) You can't pack a water gun in deer park WA on sunday. if you need to transport your goldfish in Seattle you can't use the bus. You can't conceal a 6 ft weapon also in Seattle.

[@lucyalderman422]

Whinnie the pooh was a real bear he became the mascot of the Royal Canadian Regiment in World War Two (i think it was two) and named Whinnie after Winnipeg Manitoba the city where he was found so there

[@julianaylor4351]

That's interesting because he was in a zoo, like the penguin who is a mascot of a Norwegian regiment, who lives in a British zoo.

[@clarebebbington9984]

For awhile in New Jersey, you couldn’t order sunny side up or over easy eggs. It didn’t last long

[@n1qeh62]

In Rockport Ma. It is illegal to skateboard anywhere within the town limits because of the sound they make.

[@joeydepalmer4457]

2 weird laws in my area (though I am not sure if they are still on the books): #1. Only non emergency vehicle legally allowed to drive through red lights, through stop signs and past road blocks, Mail vehicles. Why? The Mail Muse Go Through! #2. When a prisoner is release from prison, it is the law for them to be given a saddled horse, a gun, and 1 bullet, Why the gun and the bullet? In case the horse needs to be put down.

[@user-nz5xb8ph9p]

In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is against the law for anyone under the age of 18 years old to enter a donut shop. Back in the 80s when smoking was allowed everywhere, so it was outlawed for children under the age of 18 to enter a donut shop

[@botfan78]

I live in Gainesville GA and the chicken law is good to know

[@andeeharry]

It is illegal to Cloudseed, or manipulate the weather in Texas, unless you make a public announcement in the newspaper for three weeks first

[@xScooterAZx]

In Jackson Hole,Wyoming it is still against the law to spit on the sidewalk.

[@lukefish4875]

There is a law in Minnesota that states you are not allowed to sleep naked. It's mostly for safety reasons.

[@user-po8vd3dy1q]

That eating chicken with utensils law should also include pizza. It’s un-American. 😂😂

[@andrewvelonis5940]

Some places have a law against drinking alcohol in public, unless a "special permit" is issued. So if I'm at a sidewalk cafe having a daiquiri, that's fine. But if I pick it up and take two steps, I'm a criminal. If the city is having a festival, there could be a thousand people gulping down beer after beer. But the guy walking down the sidewalk quaffing a brewski, oh no, we can't have that. I've had 20 years of formal education and had been practicing law for 10 years before I found out about this. It just never occurred to me that such silliness had been established.

[@alanbear6505]

I don’t know if it’s still a law but in the 70’s pinball was illegal in Buffalo, NY. They classified it as gambling. They thought it was too random to qualify as a game of skill.

[@buckysgirl4945]

You cannot wear a red dress on Pearl St. in Bolder Colorado.

[@josephtaylor5077]

The pin ball law is based on gambling. Betting on pin ball games was a popular activity when there were pinball arcades.

[@DarrenJensen1]

In Arizona you're not allowed to own any more than 1 sex toy

[@millington6876]

I think the following "law" is still on the books here in Columbus, OH. It is illegal to eat Corn Flakes on Sundays. Not the entire state of Ohio, just Columbus.

[@bryanklein6428]

For a long time pinball machines were seen as gambling devices and were banned all over the place

[@tammybarkalow2200]

Whale blubber was boiled down to produce oil. Used for lamps, industry uses, perfumes, etc. whale hunting brought fortunes to many maritime ship owners.

[@terrym4593]

In Detroit, MI it's illegal to sleep in your bathtub.

[@GrannyTheftAuto]

yeah, it's not legal to die here, make sence when you are in Svalbard

[@barryosullivan3428]

In Ireland 'The freedom of Dublin' allows one to graze sheep in the city! 😂

[@alysiareid6659]

Absolutely happy to have you back ❤

[@daniel.sandberg.5298]

I interpret a "bouncy pickle" as something else

[@ror2188]

In texas if you steal someones horse you can be hung. I dont think its enforced anymore but it is still on the books

[@pauloconnor9522]

Here in Birmingham UK it is illegal to have sex in a doorway of a church after sunset!

[@jenniferlindsey2015]

Alberta Canada has no rats. Seriously. The implement of the law preventing an invasive species of rat to protect their crops. Any outbreak is reported and dealt with immediately and it is illegal to keep them as pets. Look it up. Good law. Amazing story.

[@ronaldnelson6692]

So, what are you in here for? I died in Parliament.

[@KnightRanger38]

Several places at times have made it illegal to die within a certain perimeter. In at least one case that law was made to highlight the fact that the local public(?) cemeteries were running out of room. As for beached whales becoming property of the ruling monarch - that would basically place the responsibility for removing the carcass on that monarch, using whatever means they feel are best suited for the job.

[@bilychambers6143]

In Atlanta it is illegal to tie your giraffe to a pole

[@joaocabral3143]

The capital of Cambodia is "Phnom Penh".... Plus, can the "Idiots can't vote" law also apply to owning a gun? Seems logical to me....

[@TheJackleOfWallStreet]

I take my doggo Athena for a walk in the morning and at night when it's cooler. For at least 90 minutes each walk

[@andeeharry]

It is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sunday in Alabama and New York City

[@occheermommy]

When I got married 32 years ago, in order to get married your needed a marriage license and a blood test for both partners showing they were free of STDs. This was in California where I lived. I ended up getting married in Nevada (not because of this FYI) because we decided to do a quicker and cheaper wedding. They did not require a blood test.

[@RPSchonherr]

Laws still on the books but no longer enforced in FL include: Cohabitation and Fornication.

[@jongilbert363]

In Brazil, a woman has trouble holding her liquor, but in the rest of the world, women just grab the ears.

[@jeffmccrea9347]

. I lived in Florida for 27 years from 1974 until 2001. I forget the year but in the 1980's, They outlawed bumper stickers such as "Call 1-800-EAT-SHIT" for fear of corrupting little kids but, at the same time, it was perfectly legal to wear a "T" shirt, in public, saying, " BITE ME, BEAT ME, WHIP ME, FUCK ME." After that law was struck down on first amendment grounds, a man in Florida was stopped by a state cop for having a sticker on his pickup truck's back window that read, "I EAT ASS". The cop demanded that the guy scrape off the word "ASS" because the cop didn't want to have to explain to his kid, someday, what it meant. The guy refused and the cop arrested the guy for indecency. The charges were dropped, the guy got to keep his sticker intact and the cop got wrote up. If my kid asked what it meant, I would have told him that in the bible, another name for a donkey is "ass" and the guy must raise and eat donkey meat. The cop had better not get too close to that guy. The cop was the ASS and the guy might eat him.

[@WitchwB91]

In oklahoma it is illegal to whale hunt