WOW Law

Crazy laws that ACTUALLY EXIST!

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The Bluebonnet is the official song of the state flower. (Texas)

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You can be fined for singing out of tune for more than ninety seconds. (Nags Head, North Carolina)

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A betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (Hong Kong)

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A boy may only court a girl after obtaining written permission from her father. (Idaho)

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A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence. (Utah)

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A man can force any single woman to marry him is he discovers her picking her nose while sitting in a car at traffic lights. (Zion, IL)

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A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. (Arkansas)

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A man may be arrested for wearing a skirt. (Italy)

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A man caught beating his wife can be tied to a stake for eight hours a day with a sign that read, “Wife Beater” fastened to his chest. (NV)

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A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her. (Mississippi)

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A woman may not buy a hat without her husband’s permission. (Owensboro, Kentucky)

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All boys must, by law, learn to play rugby. (Wales)

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Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin. (United Kingdom)

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By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place. (South Carolina)

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Couples must wait at least 72 hours to be married unless the man has raped the woman. (New Jersey)

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Cross-dressing is illegal. (Haddon, New Jersey)

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Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present. (West Virginia)

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Fiddlers and stay at home dads are considered vagrants. (Oakland, Florida0

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Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse. (Huntington, West Virginia)

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If you are a man, you must grow a beard. (Brainerd, Minnesota)