Some recent research has turned up an interesting tidbit. Allegedly, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon…in France.

I’m going to go ahead and start off by saying that this is most likely not true.  At least not anymore.  I can certainly see it being illegal to name ANYTHING Napoleon during Napoleon’s time.  He [...]

Imagine if you will: You’re walking down a back alley taking a shortcut home from the grocery store because it’s getting dark. A mugger comes up to you, demands you give him all your money and points his… pillow at you? That’s right, in Germany, pillows are considered “passive” weapons. I’m curious what passive means [...]

Sex is a private thing to many people. How freaky would it be to have people actively watching you while you are having sex with your partner? Well it’s not too freaky in Cali, Colombia, where it’s the law. This law is sort of a two-for-one. Women can only have sex with their husband and [...]

“If only we had kept our hands out of our pants.”
Masturbation is frowned upon in many cultures, but Indonesia seems to think it the worst crime possible. If your are convicted of masturbation, the penalty is decapitation. Or at least that’s what all the websites say. Of course things can be blown out of proportion [...]

Perhaps one of the most futile laws, if not the most, is that you can’t die in the house of Parliament. There is now a ban making it illegal for your life to end in the building. I’m just curious and this is the most interesting this to me, who exactly will be tried in [...]