History and Hearsay

Crazy Stories Behind the Weirdest Laws In the US PART 2 How Every States Craziest Laws Came To Be

Christina Season 2 Episode 15
In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing crazy laws in all 50 states!  
Timestamps: 
 0:00 - Intro 
0:28 - Mississippi - No Cursing!
1:30 - Missouri - No Bear Wrestling!
2:00 - Montana - Dirty Wheels? No Rockets at City Council meetings?
2:35 - Nebraska - STD? You can’t marry!
2:56 - Nevada - No riding Camels on the hwy!
4:21 - New Hampshire - No Seaweed for you!
5:00 - New Jersey - No pumping your own gas
6:23 - New Mexico - No Hunting in the cemetery 
6:36 - New York - No talking in the Elevator
7:32 - North Carolina - No using Elephants to plow
7:56 - North Dakota - No sleeping with shoes on
8:15 - Ohio - NO Bathtubs
8:38 - Oklahoma - No ugly faces at dogs!
9:02 - Oregon - No roller skates in the bathroom
9:41 - Pennsylvania - No Fortunes for money
10:04 - Rhode Island - Biting off limbs
10:30 - South Carolina - No pinball for minors!
11:09 - South Dakota - No sleeping in the cheese factory 
11:29 - Tennessee - No selling hallow logs
11:57 - Texas - No selling body parts!
12:18 - Utah - No alcohol Sells during an emergency
12:33 - Vermont - Have to have husbands permission?
12:48 - Virginia - No Trick or Treating!
13:07 - Washington - No harassing Big Foot!
13:35 - West Virginia - No jokes in church!
13:53 - Wisconsin - No FAKE Butter allowed!
14:23 - Outro

 ► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY,  Based on actual events.

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