So a mayor from a city called ‘Batman’ in Turkey decided to sue Warner Bros. because they used the city’s name without permission. He demanded royalties from the highest-grossing movie ‘The Dark Knight’. The mayor claimed that ‘there’s only one Batman in the world’, and sued on...
Switzerland has some of the laxest tax regulations in the world, as well as some of the most opaque financial secrecy laws on the books. The Tax Justice Network named Switzerland the best tax haven in the world (beating out strong contenders like Bermuda and the Bahamas) due to level of ...
Whether they were brought in as a response to one specific event or are just no longer relevant in modern society, the world is full of things you won’t believe are against the law! Here are some of our favourite surprising laws from around the world: It is illegal to have ...
Bizarre state laws and outrageous food laws ensure a state's peculiarities get official notice, but strange state traditions ensure said peculiarities are celebrated. In most cases, the tradition in question connects to the state in some way. In others, finding a link between the custom and the...
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1. The Mystery Spot Mystery spot is the weirdest place of all the places mentioned above. It is quite closer to Santa Cruz in California. It is a place of attraction for people because the laws of physics become irrelevant to this place. “Tilt-Induced Vision Illusion” is the most widely...
To do this, our traffic collision researchers sifted through hundreds of road laws about every state in the U.S. to create a complete list of the 15 weirdest driving laws around. The fifteen weirdest driving laws**, and the states they’re currently outlawed in, are: ...
The 25 Weirdest Statues And Sculptures From Around The WorldShare on X “The Sunbather” – Ugly Pink Sculpture Inspires New Laws Restricting Art Installations In New York City Ohad Meromi’s Sunbather – Long Island City, NY (Joe Shlabotnik) ...
(221 – 206 BCE), it was height rather than age that determined a person’s status before the law. According to the “Eighteen Laws of Qin,” a set of legal codes written onbamboo slipsunearthed in Hubei province in 1975, men under sixchieightcun(around 1.5 meters) of height, and ...
Filled with stellar monuments, natural wonders of undying beauty, and hospitable locals who love interacting with travelers,Turkmenistanprovides a mysterious yet fascinating vibe and some of thestrangest rules and laws in the world. Turkmenistan are extremely proud of their Akhal-Teke horses ...