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Very, Very Odd Laws by Country

Can you name the countries that criminalize something very odd?
Source: Searching up "weird laws in the world" on Google and literally clicking every single link on the first page of Google Search
Countries will only be used once
Many of these laws are obsolete or disregarded, but some are still used!
I also skipped some that are applicable in multiple countries and some inappropriate ones.
Quiz by JohnnyYeet
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Last updated: July 28, 2021
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What is illegal?
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Paying with too many coins
Canada
Wrestling a bear
South Africa
Shirtless Driving
Thailand
Try not to speed, your speeding fine is calculated based on your income
Finland
Pregnant women wearing hats
Madagascar
Playing in the Monte Carlo Casino
Monaco
Bringing a bear to the beach
Israel
Imported Water
Nigeria
More than one glass of wine for married women
Bolivia
Running out of gas on the highway
Germany
Forgetting your wife's birthday
Samoa
A game of bingo lasting more than 5 hours
United States
Beachware outside of resorts
Maldives
Tobacco
Bhutan
Belly dancing for men
Egypt
Reincarnation without government permission
China
Destroying currency
Turkey
Disrupting a wedding
Australia
Women not wearing dresses
Sudan
Being annoying
Philippines
Divorce
Vatican City
Men wearing skirts
Italy
Girls not having written permission from their fathers to wear mini skirts
Belgium
Hiking while naked
Switzerland
Building a sandcastle
Spain
Eating or drinking while driving
Cyprus
Owning a satellite dish
Malaysia
Chewing gum
Singapore
Owning a feather mattress
Argentina
Making offensive gestures at passing cars
Zimbabwe
Not going on expeditions to plunder other countries every 5 years
Norway
Taking your feet off the pedals when biking
Mexico
Mooning
Greece
Enjoying chili sauce in prison
Peru
Taking selfies with statues of the Buddha
Sri Lanka
Wearing a Winnie-the-Pooh T-shirt in public
Poland
Wishing it were sunny during the long, dark winter hours
Sweden
Holding salmon under suspicious circumstances
United Kingdom
Dying without a pre-purchased burial plot
France
Not warning people of locusts
India
Drunk driving, but it is punishable by death by firing squad
El Salvador
Wearing Masks (Not including surgical masks for COVID)
Denmark
Water Pistols on New Year's
Cambodia
Wearing lacy underwear
Russia
Dancing in the dark after midnight
Japan
Peeing in the ocean
Portugal
Public Flatulence
Malawi
Hanging dirty laundry in public
Trinidad and Tobago
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Level 77
Jun 18, 2021
Wonderful quiz. But have you made some of them up? I lived in Malawi for a year and never knew the law about public flatulence. Fortunately, I was never caught. How have the Danes managed to control coronavirus when they have a law against the wearing of masks?
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Level 57
Jun 18, 2021
Thanks! Malawi did not explicitly say that farting is illegal, just "fouling the air."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Malawian_Air_Fouling_Legislation#:~:text=The%202011%20Malawian%20Air%20Fouling,made%20headlines%20around%20the%20world.

As for the Danes, they banned not face masks, but masks "disguising" one's face, such as hats, scarves, helmets, fake beards, and even Burqas. I assume that the law does not apply to Surgical masks. Nevertheless, I'll change the wording. Thanks for your feedback!

https://www.farandwide.com/s/weird-laws-world-4961c1ede8d749bf

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Level 69
Jul 16, 2022
uk be like:

police is that f*cking fish jenga

NO!