19 things that are surprisingly illegal

A Redditor named u/EvilPilotFish took to r/AskReddit with this query.

What is surprisingly illegal?

We could hardly believe most of these ourselves, so we checked, and they are genuinely illegal – at least somewhere.

1.

math-yoo
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2.

Farting after 6pm in Florida.
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3.

In Los Angeles, California, it is illegal to wear a zoot suit under the claim that they are “unpatriotic.”
Super_Cheese

4.

In the landlocked state of Nebraska, it is illegal to go whaling.
SonOfSkinDealer

5.

In Thailand you can’t drive your car if you’re shirtless.
Umomsofatt

6.

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7.

In Germany it is illegal to run out of fuel on the Autobahn. If you do so, you have to pay a fine.
C0smicV0id

8.

In Connecticut, a pickle can’t be considered a pickle, nor sold as one, unless it bounces when dropped from the height of one foot in the air.
Stay-Thirsty

9.

In Haifa (a major city in Israel) you can’t take a bear to the beach.
aflyingmonkey2

10.

“Handling Salmon in suspicious circumstances” is illegal in the UK, as written in The Salmon Act of 1986.
Heyoyo10

11.

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12.

In China, it’s illegal to reincarnate without the government’s permission.
JalenNico

13.

In America it is illegal to cross the road anywhere but a designated crossing. Few other countries even have the concept of “jaywalking”.
Havatchee

14.

In the most southern island of the Caribbean, Trinidad, and Tobago, it’s illegal to curse publicly.
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15.

In Boise, Idaho you may not fish from a camel or giraffe’s back.
TheNecromancress

16.

Currently, high heels are banned in Carmel, Ca.
Aiku

17.

Atheists can’t hold public office in Tennessee and several other US states.
Connure_Queen

18.

It is illegal to parachute inside St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican after a person did it. They had to create that law specifically for him. He walked away no charge, as the law did not exist.
Lexinoz

19.

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BONUS

I have a surprisingly legal one: In the UK it is completely legal to own Cannabis seeds.
However, put them in some dirt and you are now a criminal.
Benrsmith77

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