France

  • It is illegal to land a UFO in a vineyard
    → Farmers were done hearing “it wasn’t me, it was aliens.”

  • You may legally marry a dead person
    → This exists because it actually happened after tragic accidents and wars.

  • It was illegal to kiss on train platforms (early 1900s)
    → Trains were delayed by emotional goodbyes.

  • You cannot name a pig after a head of state
    → Political insults via livestock became a problem.

  • You must not let your pet snail block traffic (old local law)
    → Someone’s snail took public space very seriously.

  • It is illegal to fly a saucer-shaped object over nuclear sites
    → Someone tested the definition of “drone” before drones existed.

  • You may not sell baguettes that were frozen before baking
    → Someone tried cheating France’s bread culture.

  • You are not allowed to burn effigies of mayors
    → Political protests got a bit too creative.

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