Strange laws are a part of our history and development.  Here are a few:

·         Winchester, Massachusetts: tightrope walking is only permitted inside churches.

·         North Carolina: unlawful to use an elephant to plow a cotton field.

·         Clarendon, Texas: lawyers must accept eggs, chickens, or other produce (as well as money) as payment of legal fees.

·         Queen Margaret of Scotland (1288): during leap year any woman could propose to any available man. If he refused her, he would be fined L100.

·         Ancient Cambodia: illegal to insult a rice plant.

·         Saudi Arabia: A woman may divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee.

·         Finland: Donald Duck comic books were banned from the libraries because he did not wear pants.

·         England: illegal to wrestle with an untrained bull in public.

·         Omaha, Nebraska: a person receiving an injury due to a defective pavement must advise the city clerk of the fact five days before the accident in order to receive compensation.

·         Philippine Islands (some parts): forbidden to mention the name of anyone living.

·         Upton-on-Severn, England: it is illegal for a married couple to live in a discarded bus.

·         Shawnee, Oklahoma: three or more dogs cannot meet on private property without the consent of the owner.

·         England (1712-1862): soap was considered a whim of the English aristocracy, and there was a tax on those who used it.

·         Ancient Ireland: a crime for bees to trespass.

·         Seattle, Washington: illegal to carry a concealed weapon over 6 feet in length.

·         Cryus the Great, a Persian emperor: sentenced a river to death because his horse had drowned in it.

·         Greenwich, England (1800's): unlawful to impersonate a retired person on a pension.

·         Medieval Europe: butchers were not permitted to serve on juries; anyone who spent their days killing animals might be insensitive to the taking of life.

·         Equatorial Guinea: it is illegal to name a baby Monica.

·         Pacific Grove, California: against the law to threaten a butterfly.

·         Denver, Colorado: any acrobatics that might frighten the horses are not permitted on the sidewalks.

·         Alexander the Great, Greek Empire in the 4th century: ordered all of the soldiers to shave of their beards; beards served as a convenient handle by which enemies could grab them.

·         Phoenix, Arizona: it is illegal to place glass bottles under a horse's feet.

·         Kiluken, Liberia: may not walk through town carrying a white rooster.

·         Great Britain (19th century): you could receive the death penalty for committing suicide.

·         Ancient Egypt: courts of law met in the dark so that the judges remain impartial by not being able to see the defendant, the accuser, or the witnesses.

·         Uruguay: dueling is permitted only if both parties are blood donors.

·         Indiana: you must not peep onto someone's property.

·         Kentucky: unlawful to throw eggs at a public speaker.

·         Sweden: parents are not permitted to insult or shame their children.

·         Breton, Alabama: it is unlawful to ride down the street in a motorboat.

·         London, England: it is illegal to drive a car without sitting in the front seat.