I’ve always liked spending hours on the internet searching for random and completely useless fun facts. Among the numerous fun facts I’ve read [in the hundreds] I’ve seen a lot of weird US laws which I found to be completely ridiculous. So here are a few to share with you [keep in mind that these are just a few and that there are many many more]

• In North Carolina bingo games cannot last for more than 5 hours
• In Quitman, Georgia, chickens are not allowed to cross the street [so much for ‘why did the chicken cross the road?’ jokes]
• In Arizona if you cut down a cactus, you could be sentenced to 25 years in prison
• In Paulding, Ohio, policemen are allowed to bite a dog if they think it will calm the dog down
• In Texas it’s illegal to sell your eyeballs [dang it, now I know where I won’t go if I plan on selling them]
• In North Carolina it’s against the law to sing off-key [wow, North Carolina has to stop setting such high standards]
• In Rhode Island you may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday
• In Gainesville, Georgia, you are not allowed to eat fried chicken any other way than using your hands
• In Utah, marriage between cousins is against the law only if they are younger than 65
• In Minneapolis, Minnesota, red cars may not drive down on Lake Street
• In Carrizozo, New Mexico, it’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public
• In Alabama bear wrestling matches are prohibited
• In Wyoming you may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit
• In Washington you cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday
• In Indiana it’s illegal to attend a public event or use public transport within 4 hours of eating an onion or garlic
• In San Antonio, Texas, flirting is against the law
• In Idaho it’s illegal for a man to give his fiancé a box of candy that weighs more than 50 lbs (22.5 kg) [guys, good luck in winning your fiance over without a box that weighs more than 50lbs]
• In Washington a motorist with criminal intentions must stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town [I wonder how many have actually done this. I’m sure everyone does, because that’s obviously the law]
• In Arizona, if you are found stealing soap, you must wash yourself until the bar of soap has been completely used up [squeaky clean]
• In Eureka, Nevada, if you have mustaches, it’s illegal for you to kiss a woman
• In Waynesboro, Virginia, it’s against the law for a woman to drive a car in Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag [Oh, come on, we’re not that bad drivers]
• In Washington You can be arrested or fined for harassing Bigfoot

Now you’ve read 22 ridiculous US laws, but there’s so so many more. It’s ridiculous how many such ridiculous laws there are...


Thank you Simone [Unashamed] for this lovely layout