If you live in Wyoming, and you own a building over $100,000, whether it’s your home or something else, you must spend a minimum of 1% of the building’s cost on artwork.

Is this a push to get the population more carb conscious? Regardless, you may not own more than 110 lbs. of them at a time. You can even be searched to make sure you’re following the law.

In Thailand, you can only purchase alcohol at specific times throughout the day. So if you stop at a restaurant—or a bar—during an off-hour, you are out of luck.

If you have something stolen and put up a reward for its return, you cannot state “no questions asked.” You can do one of the other, but not both.

No flush rules are becoming more common, but this one is pretty strict. In Switzerland, you are not allowed to flush—no matter what you dropped or hurled in there—after 10 pm.

If you live in or visit Singapore and you love to chew gum, you are in for a problem. They banned gum and gum chewing in 1992. Unless you can prove it’s your therapy gum.

If you live in Scotland everyone will be happy to provide a washroom. They have a law that states if a anyone—even a complete stranger—knocks on your door asking if they can use your toilet, you must let them.

Have you ever wondered what a Scotsman wore under his kilt? If anything? Well, they have an old but fun law that states they may not wear any underwear, and if they do, they will be fined two beers. What kind of a sentence is that?

The town of Sarpourenx in France takes issue with people dying within city limits and then expecting to be buried there. So now, according to the mayor, the law is no one can die there unless they have already purchased a plot in the local cemetery.

If you live somewhere that has to deal with hoards of pigeons everywhere, you won’t think this law is absurd at all. In San Francisco, it’s against the feed them within city limits.

If you live in Samoa and you forget your wife’s birthday, it’s a crime. Well, of course, it’s a crime but it’s truly against the law as well.

If you live in Rome, you must not hold a goldfish hostage in a fishbowl. If you do, you can be fined. However, the Swiss feel the bowl is okay, but they have a law that says you need to have more than one goldfish in it since they are social creatures.

Nevada is the only state that legally allows some prostitution. However, Reno, Nevada has banned all types of sex toys. Go figure.

Portugal has made it illegal to pee in the ocean. I just want to know how they are enforcing this.

Winnie is banned in public places in Tuszyn, Poland. Why you ask? Because they say the character is an “inappropriate hermaphrodite.” Basically, because it’s not gender-specific.

When in Oklahoma, it is against the law to go whaling. Which is an admirable law when it comes to protecting a species. The problem. The state is landlocked, so where is this probable whaling supposed to take place?

Again in Oklahoma, there are some laws around dressing up animals in costumes. All you people that dress up your dogs? I’m looking at you. But the law here states you can’t put boots on the hind legs of a farm animal. Does anyone actually do that?

If someone is honking at me while I’m driving on the highway it’s either because I’m driving too slow—and that never happens—or I didn’t check my blind spot and started to change lanes. In New Jersey, you are supposed to honk when you are passing a car going the same direction.

If you are ever in British Columbia and want to engage in some outdoor exercise, you need to get some permission first. If there’s a horse in the vicinity, that is. Because it’s illegal to exercise in a manner that might frighten a horse – unless you get its permission first. You didn’t know Canadian horse talked, did you?

While bicyclists in Mexico are not required to wear a helmet, they do have some other rules to follow. They must always have both feet on the pedals, both hands on the handles, and eyes straight ahead. Otherwise, you can be fined for reckless behavior.

Especially if you live in Japan since they have banned being overweight. That’s right, it’s illegal to be fat there. They have maximum waist sizes for men and woman. I wonder what they do if you’re overweight?

Huntington, West Virginia has a crazy law. Husbands are allowed to beat their wives on Sunday, as long as they do it in public. What day are wives allowed to beat their husbands?

You know that joke? Why did the chicken cross the road? If you live in Georgia, you just say it never did. The law there forbids chicken owners from letting them cross the road.

We’re used to seeing our guys in loose-fitting swim shorts. If you live in France, the law says that men must wear tight trunks like Speedos in their swimming pools. Or thongs.

So, if you happen to be in Florida, listen up. It’s against the law for a married woman to go skydiving on a Sunday. Doing so could put you in jail.

A day at the beach often includes building a sandcastle, right? Wrong, if you are in Eraclea, Italy, because it is illegal to build them there.

Here’s a truly bizarre law that has you wondering why. Who did what so this had to be a law? In England, it is a crime to hold a salmon suspiciously. So weird.

England has a law that bans people who have a position in parliament from dying. What do they do to these people if they have the nerve to disobey this ridiculous law?

You know when people or prisoners how have to do community work are often picking up trash on the side of the highways? It’s against the law in Tennessee to force anyone to do that on Easter.

If you live in Denmark and are planning a family, you better not desire an original name for your children. They have a list of 7,000 government-approved names parents can choose from.

There is a law in Arvada, Colorado, that limits where alcohol can be served. Sounds reasonable, right? Well, no. The law is all locations must be brightly enough lit that anyone can read the very small text on labels. So, no sexy mood lighting.

So you probably know the Chinese government exerts far more control over the lives of its people than what the rest of the world is used to. It seems that isn’t enough. They also have a law banning Buddhist monks from reincarnating with the government’s permission.

You better be doing that if you’re walking your dog in Capri, Italy. They’ve proposed a law that would see poop collected and DNA tested. Once found, the dog’s owner would be fined.

If you live in Canada and listen to the radio, you know you’re going to hearing a lot of home-grown talent. It’s the law that at least 35% of all content must be Canadian talent.

Even if it’s a water gun. Cambodia passed a law in 2001 that bans all types of “water weaponry.” Since some water guns look very like the real thing, I guess I can understand.

If you live in California, and you’re an aspiring actor or actress, you need to be careful what you say. At least if you have a job as wait staff. If so, it’s illegal for you to say the words “I’m really an actor/actress.”

There is a law in Blythe, California, that states residents can’t wear cowboy boots unless they own at least two head of cattle. Can you wear ballerina flats if you’re not a real ballerina?

If you’re ever in British Colombia, Canada, and happen to run across Bigfoot, do not kill him. It’s against the law. But again, chances of ever seeing him are small, so carry on about your business.

Drink up, ladies! Especially if you live in La Paz, Bolivia. They have a law that says single ladies can drink all they want, but married women are limited to one drink. It’s so they don’t get loose and start flirting with other men. There are no restrictions on men, of course.

If you live in Barbados it is against the law to wear camouflage of any kind, even if you are a child. There is a fine for doing so. Those who are in the army or part of anti-drug forces are exempt, naturally.

And they want to keep it that way. Bhutan, located in the Eastern Himalayas has one of the harshest anti-tobacco laws in the world. It is against the law to bring any sort of tobacco product into the country. Or, you know, smoke one.

You know the part of a wedding that goes, “speak now, or forever hold your peace?” Best hold you tongue if you’re in Australia. Disrupting a wedding comes with a fine of up to $10,000.

First, it’s crazy that some waitress in Australia discovered she had the ability to crush beer cans between her breasts. Second, it’s even crazier that it’s illegal there and she was fined.

Well, forget it if you live in Argentina because feather mattresses are banned there. Apparently, this is due to the government there believing “such an indulgence induces and encourages lascivious feelings.”

But hang on there. While Europe is a bit relaxed when it comes to nudity, apparently there is a line you can’t cross. If you want to go naked hiking in the Alps, too bad. It’s outlawed there.

Nope, that isn’t something biblical. That’s the Standesamt, a German book that lists the rules around naming your children there. Rules like no androgynous names.

Heading to Greece to see the Acropolis or the Colosseum? Leave the stilettos at home. Not because they care about you breaking an ankle while walking on cobblestone, but because wearing heels in ancient Greek sites is banned.

I have never seen, and certainly never tasted, a durian fruit, but apparently, they are common in Southeast Asia. And it seems they stink—to the point where many countries have banned eating it in public places like buses, trains, and schools. One description says it smells like “turpentine and onions, garnished with an old gym sock.” And people eat it?

The Maldives have beautiful beaches, and I would love to visit. However, this Muslim nation bans anything contrary to the teachings of Islam, including non-Islamic religious text. If you visit there, you are allowed to take just one of your own holy books with you, but you can’t leave it out in public.

In Louisiana, it’s against the law to send someone a surprise pizza. There is a $500 fine for this, as it’s considered harassment. I wish someone would harass me like this!