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In Indiana, it is illegal to ride public transportation for at least 30 minutes after eating garlic. [Source:
SweetHeart Magazine- - Trivia Section]
Nicole from Montana (17 July 1999)
It is 'illegal' by US Navy law to bring a red pen, pencil, or marker onto the bridge of a ship. Ships run at 'red
light' at night and if a red pen or marker is accidently used to mark a shoal; it would not be seen with the red
light. One of the worst naval disasters occurred when a shoal was marked with a red pen and a formation of ships
ran aground in the late 1920's. [Source: From navy experience]
Dennis Buettner from Severna Park, Maryland (28 June 1999)
In Washington D.C. it's illegal to have a building taller than the Capitol. [Source: Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader]
fred from usa (27 June 1999)
It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona. [Source: 2201 Interesting Facts]
LydG from Texas (23 June 1999)
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In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 P.M. if you live in an apartment. [Source: dumblaws.com]
Lindsay from Ohio (13 June 1999)
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In Ohio, it is illegal for stores to sell corn flakes on Sunday. [Source: www.dumblaws.com]
Lindsay from Ohio (13 June 1999)
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It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland [Source: strange but true]
Shannon Myles from Australia (3 June 1999)
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It is illegal to get fish drunk in Oklahoma [Source: Focus magazine]
Chris Guthrie from Glasgow (27 April 1999)
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In Utah it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person. [Source: heard it on a Utah documentary]
Heidi McCoard from Ogden, Utah (24 April 1999)
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By FDA law in the US, a cosmetic can claim four things. It can cleanse, beautify, promote attractiveness, and alter
the appearance in general. [Source: Book: '1001 Chemicals in Everyday Products']
R.J. Lewis from Cincinnati, USA (20 April 1999)
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In New York State, it is illegal to but any alcohol on Sundays before noon. [Source: I live there!]
Chelsea from NY (28 March 1999)
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In Norfolk, VA, it is illegal to spit in a sidewalk! [Source: Virginia Facts Book]
Sherry from Reedsburg,WI (27 March 1999)
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In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour from butter. This law is the result
of Quebec dairy lobbyists' pressure to ''protect'' their dairy business. They claimed margarine was beginning to
resemble butter, as to be mistaken for real butter. Make margarine unattractive, and consumers would stick to butter.
The Quebec government caved in, and tried to impose a dark vermilion-coloured margarine, which was disgusting.
The colour, finally, at the other extreme, is a pallid almost-white-colourless margarine. [Source: Dairy Farmers
of Canada ]
Fred s from Quebec (7 January 1999)
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If you're a woman weighing more than 200 pounds and like to wear shorts, don't go to Ridgeland, South Carolina
and eat onions in a restaurant or public place. It's specifically against the law for a woman over 200 pounds and
attired in shorts to be seen eating onions in a restaurant or any public picnic. [Source: Dioxondale Farms of Carrizo
Springs, Texas ]
(7 January 1999)
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It is illegal to swim in central park.
In Vermont, USA, it is illegal for women to wear false teeth without the written permission of their husbands.
Every Swiss citizen is required by law to have a bomb shelter or access to a bomb shelter.
An old law in Bellingham,Wash., made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers --they
saw it as competition.
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The IRS would need at least 15 3/4 miles of shelves to store the tax forms they receive each year.
