RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, is a U.S. Law enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
Security patrols at Ford City Mall in Chicago at times report a "Code Brown." That means there's a mess — literally. This is to be expected at shopping malls across the United States as more turn to mounted horse patrols to increase parking lot security. Ford City Mall management and other U.S. malls say using horses has been good for public relations, as well as decreasing car thefts and parking lot assaults.
Sidewalk acrobatics that might frighten horses are outlawed in Denver, Colorado.
South Pittsburg, Tennessee, better known as "The Cornbread Capitol of the World," has an old ordinance pertaining to the cooking of this southern staple. The law declares: "Cornbread isn't cornbread unless it be made correctly. Therefore, all cornbread must be hereby made in nothing other then a cast iron skillet. Those found in violation of this ordinance are to be fined one dollar."
Surprisingly, electronic or "cyberspace" harassment is not yet a Federal crime, nor is it illegal in most states.
Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space. The first to exercise this right to vote while in orbit was astronaut David Wolf, who cast his vote for Houston mayor via e-mail from the Russian space station Mir in November 1997.
The "cheek stroke" gesture in Greece, Italy, and Spain means "attractive." In Croatia and Bosnia, it means "success."
In Clarendon, Texas, there is reportedly a law on the books that lawyers must accept eggs, chickens, or other produce, as well as money, as payment of legal fees.
In December 1997, the state of Nevada became the first state to pass legislation categorizing Y2K data disasters as "acts of God" – protecting the state from lawsuits that may potentially be brought against it by residents in the year 2000.
In December 1998, The Orlando Sentinel reported that undercover law enforcement agents in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, cited the Champion House Restaurant for serving them a bowl of bear paw soup, thereby violating protected-species laws. For this crime, the restaurant was fined $2,600 and its owner’s son was fined $650.
In Egypt, social engagements usually begin later than they do in the United States. Dinner may not be served until 10:30 p.m. or later. When invited to dine, it is customary to take a gift of flowers or chocolates. Giving and receiving gifts should be done with both hands or the right hand – never with the left.
In England in 1571, a man could be fined for not wearing a wool cap.
In England, murder is murder. There are no degrees of murder, as in the United States.
In Florida, women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
In Georgia, Gwinnett County has a law that forbids residents from keeping rabbits as pets. The county livestock law restricts rabbits to farm areas and homes with at least three acres of land. The law was amended in 1993 to allow Vietnamese potbellied pigs as pets after a woman with a pet pig pleaded for the exemption.
In Greenwich, England during the 1800s, it was unlawful to impersonate a retired person on a pension.
In Hazelton, Pennsylvania, there is a law on the books that prohibits a person from sipping a carbonated drink while lecturing students in a school auditorium.
The California Board of Equalization has ruled that bartenders cannot be held responsible for misjudging the age of midgets.
The Dieri tribe in Australia has strict laws regarding who can marry whom. For example, a man can legally marry his mother's mother's brother's daughter's daughter. He can also marry his mother's father's sister's daughter's daughter.
The Eisenhower Interstate System requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
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