Laws Trivia

  • In Oklahoma, it's illegal to take a bite out of another person's hamburger.
  • Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song "Barbie Girl". The judge literally told them to chill.
  • Using one's roommates or friend's Netflix account to watch movies is actually a federal crime in USA.
  • According to a former law enforcement officer, Barry Cooper (an anti-drug-war lecturer), marijuana was made illegal in 1937 because a man testified in front of the Congress saying that pot made white women want to have romantic relationships with black men.
  • If a prisoner escapes from a prison in Germany, there would be no sort of penalty if you failed to escape! The reason for this is because the Germans believe that it's basic human instinct to be free.
  • It is illegal to release balloons in the state of Florida.
  • It is against the law to name one's child 'Ikea' in Sweden.
  • Poppy seeds contain the same painkilling drug found in morphine and are banned in Singapore for this reason.
  • It is illegal to be fat in Japan. Each male over 40-years-old must have a waistline smaller than 80cm and women, smaller than 90cm.
  • In Finland, speeding tickets are determined by the driver's annual income and once a person received a $200,000 fine.
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