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 However, the law was never technically repealed and remains on the books to this day.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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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?🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@terryrichmond4428]

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

[@michellecoleman5577]

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

[@jubi400]

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

[@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.

[@roshawnda97]

Great video Mike and List 25 🌹🌹

[@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

[@markchristopher5287]

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

[@TheGamecock366]

These lawmakers must have gotten drunk before they made them.

[@joshlunt7827]

Interesting video as always! ❤

[@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

[@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

[@patrickharriss]

Hello Mike.

[@laurenregnier3710]

It's time to update these laws . 😊

[@merrileeheard3889]

Yipee, it's MIKE!❤

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@kassivils5260]

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

[@list25]

Oh I know....

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@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!

[@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?

[@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.

[@andeeharry]

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

[@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.

[@MoniqueDamphousse73]

Laws and food: apparently in the U.S. Heinz ketchup has 20% sugar. However, here in Canada, because our laws regarding food content are much more strict, Heinz ketchup has only 4% sugar. The sweetness is derived from the very ripe tomatoes used in making it.

[@vermontvoice13]

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

[@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...

[@user-vx1nd5bu9z]

Great presentation...

[@list25]

Thank you!

[@marylist1236]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Ronald-bp5kg]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@maxivisionvermont1333]

Go Mike go 🎉

[@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.

[@krysti2]

Thanks Mike!!*🎉🎉🎉❤

[@amberrodriguez851]

Oh my god! I love your shirt!!!

[@aceystone8121]

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

[@andeeharry]

It is illegal to whistle underwater is Missouri

[@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

[@michellebrennan1298]

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

[@andeeharry]

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

[@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.

[@mham1330]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@bigmichaelcollins10]

In Australia & USA you needed a MAN running in front of a motorized carnage waving a RED flag, so horses could be held down in control. This was only abolished in the late 1980's.

[@annettejones7777]

I'm with you on the pinball!

[@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.

[@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.

[@n1qeh62]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@josephtaylor5077]

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

[@didgemonkey]

It would be nice to know the actual thinking behind these laws... For example... In England, it's technically illegal to play football (soccer to our American friends) on Sundays BECAUSE it interferes with Archery practice...

[@Givenspark]

21: the whale could be used for lantern oil or feed for the hunting dogs or pigs. Plus humans at that time would eat whatever they could

[@lukefish4875]

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

[@clarebebbington9984]

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

[@buckysgirl4945]

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

[@GrannyTheftAuto]

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

[@savantianprince]

In medieval Europe beached whales were food

[@Kaminegg]

The pinball rule (carding and not allowing under eighteen to play) was probably from when you could win your quarter back: children are not allowed to gamble.

[@timhamlett5042]

In my home state, Massachusetts, it is illegal to NOT carry your gun to church. The law stems from colonial days when the natives figured out that the entire settlement would gather every 7th day in one building and it would be a perfect time to attack. The law is still on the books despite being a state with some of the most restrictive gun laws.

[@cherrywilliams5739]

That's my kind of gun law.

[@Riverrockphotos]

Thats funny.

[@botfan78]

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

[@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....

[@djsteeler69]

In the UK, an unrepealed law. It is illegal to eat a sweet mince pie on Christmas day. OR you cannot buy Candles or a bible on a Sunday...

[@bkthrill]

In SC the pinball machine used to be a poker machine., no flippers. I remember some of them when I was very young. They were phasing out. In SC, if you check into a hotel as Mr. and Mrs. and not married, you are now by common law. If your girlfriend gets mail at her bf place as Mrs. , you are common law married. Also, you can't spit on the side walk, but it does not mention any other bodily functions.

[@xScooterAZx]

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

[@will2Collett]

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

[@alysiareid6659]

Absolutely happy to have you back ❤

[@matthewdrummond1340]

2:31 As someone who lives north of the flat partod Montana in Canada I can confirm they tend to be a huge P.I.T.A..

[@RPSchonherr]

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

[@misearnest3141]

You should look up crazy laws in West Virginia. Road kill is legal to take home as long as you notify police first

[@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 😛

[@enriquelucciano2504]

The whale thing was definitely about the ambergris. Im pretty sure they used to eat it with eggs and use it for perfume still to this day

[@user-po8vd3dy1q]

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

[@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

[@barryosullivan3428]

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

[@Kris-yr3zc]

The whale law is because whale oil used to be very valuable. It was used for lighting, etc.🐋

[@darrenmeans7973]

In Montana a gathering of more than five Native American's off of a reservation is considered a war party and can be killed. The law still exists on the books, but newer laws superseded this. It is easier to make a new law than to repeal an old one apparently.

[@kathrinsides2838]

I have to be honest here. I honestly don’t know how many times a day my husband and I take our dog out for her constitutionals. She goes out almost every time she “asks”. She has gotten a little bit spoiled about it, but I really don’t care. The thing is that she has never had an accident in the house which is just wonderful for us. We love her so f-ing much that it’s not even funny because she’s our fur baby, end of story, no question. She is the best Baby Girl ever, and I don’t care what anyone has to say about it.