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Examples Of Unusual Laws In Different Countries Of The World
Unusual laws in different countries of the world
The list of the most unusual laws, operating in different parts of the world, was compiled repeatedly by various publications of our planet. In the course of its long history, such articles were rejoiced by such authoritative newspapers as the Daily Mail, the New York Times, the French Le Figaro and several others. Today, we decided to enter your name into this impressive list, and we prepared a brief survey of the most interesting, ridiculous and most unusual laws of different countries.
1. Singapore.
One of the smallest, but at the same time, one of the most prosperous countries in the world, has long been famous for its zealous attitude to order and purity. In this country, for example, you
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In addition, at the railway stations in the UK ... you can not kiss. This prohibition was introduced in 1910, and was explained by the fact that because of lovers couples passionately bidding farewell on the platforms, the trains were regularly sent late. As a result, at some of the station of the Foggy Albion even the tablets "Kissing is forbidden" ..
3. France.
... A similar ban exists at the stations of France. However, there is much more well known other unusual law in force in this country: piglets in the Fifth Republic are forbidden to give the name Napoleon.
4. Thailand.
The Kingdom of Tai is also in love with its rulers. In this place it is officially forbidden ... to trample on the feet of money. Although in this case we are not talking about all the money, as such. But only about the national currency. The thing is that the Thai baht depicts the incumbent ruler of the country - King Rama IX, who ruled the country already God knows how many years. Therefore, the treading of money can be regarded as a manifestation of disrespect for the monarch.
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Here interesting statutory acts can be found in almost every state and almost every city in this huge country. For example, in Ohio you can not solder fish, and in the city of Erban (Illinois), housewives are not allowed to break more than three plates daily. But some laws of the USA, for sure, would please many Belarusians. For example, in Kentucky, a person can not be considered drunk, while he himself is able to stay on his feet. And in West Virginia, any animal knocked down on the road you can absolutely legally take home and cook for

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