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There are hundreds of bizarre laws that we could be breaking at any moment... In this engaging and insightful collection, Nathan Belofsky takes us on a journey of of eclectic, unexpected, and bizarre laws from around the world.

06/04/2011

Realstrangelaws.com is new and improved!. With over FIFTY PAGES of strange state laws and trivia, all verified and in effect, it is now the world's largest collection of REAL strange laws.

12/11/2010

If you like the book, please post reviews on Amazon. I would much appreciate it :)

12/08/2010

We're the #1 Law Humor book on Amazon.com!

11/23/2010

Wow, my Strange Laws book is consistently ranked in the top 3 on Amazon for Books > Entertainment > Humor > Lawyers & Criminals!!!

10/13/2010

Did you know that the official Hawaiian state fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a? Speaking of fish, did you know that in South Carolina, using a yo-yo to fish is prohibited? Gotta wonder how THAT law became necessary....

10/13/2010

Did you know that from 1600 until the 1700s, British churches ran a quasi-religious justice system parallel to the government? Called B***y courts, these tribunals punished "whoredom, adulterous criminal conversation, assorted frivolity, and horseplay." (See pp. 20-21 for more info)

10/13/2010

Happy National Pizza Month! Did you know that in 2004, Naples passed laws mandating exactly how an “official” Neapolitan pie must be made? (See p. 16 for more information)

10/12/2010

In Finland, the amount of a traffic ticket is determined by how much you earn. Nokia executive Ansjii Vanjoki was once fined €116,000 for speeding. However, after a recalculation of his income based on his company's plunging share price, Vanjoki’s fine was ultimately slashed to roughly $5,000.

10/12/2010

October 12th is Freethought Day, the annual observance by freethinkers and secularists of the anniversary of the effective end of the Salem Witch Trials. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freethought_Day What old laws are you happy we are free from? Which new laws drive you nuts?

10/08/2010

Did u know in July 2009, public outrage forced the European Union to repeal a statute banning curvy cucumbers? Gherkins, thankfully, were exempted. (See p. 122 for more info)

Paris women may soon be legally allowed to wear trousers, technically banned for more than two centuries! http://bit.ly/...
10/05/2010

Paris women
may soon be legally allowed to wear trousers, technically banned for
more than two centuries! http://bit.ly/bplLH2

Women in Paris could soon be legally allowed to wear trousers which they have been technically banned from doing for more than two centuries.

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