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Weird Laws from the Past

In Alabama

It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

In Florida

Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

 

If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

 

It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

It is illegal to skateboard without a license.

In Ohio

It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.

Did you know items by Blake. (4-12-2005)

Did you know: Richard Nixon has received more votes than any other person in American history. His three Congressional terms, two terms as Vice-President, his narrow defeat by JFK in the 1960 presidential, his run for the California Gubernatorial, his first election to the Presidency in 1968 and his landslide defeat of George McGovern (the largest in Presidential history until that time) makes Nixon the most voted for American politician ever.

 

Did you know that a vice-president got away with murder? Aaron Burr, who was Jefferson's VP, shot and killed Alexander Hamilton on July 11,1804 in a duel. The men decided on the duel based on insults exchanged over political issues. Burr was charged for murder in New Jersey, but the State never pursued to convict him on the grounds that 'civilized nations' do not treat dueling deaths as 'common murders.'

 

Did you know: Woodrow Wilson is the only U.S. president to this day to receive an earned Ph.D. His degree was in History from Johns Hopkins University.

President John Quincy Adams owned a pet alligator, which he kept in the East Room of the White House.

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Updated: 5-1-2007
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