8 craziest laws in the world

This antiquated law from the 19th century somehow has survived until today. Nobody really knows why this law exists. They think that it could have something to do with protecting butter-making farmers way back in the day, but regardless, it could land you a half a year in jail today.

In France, you can legally marry a dead person, as long as you were engaged to them before they died. This one is just all kinds of wrong, like, who would ever actually go through with this?

In Moscow, it is illegal to drive a dirty car. Just how dirty is not defined but not being able to see the license plate or the driver will definitely get you a ticket. By the way, take a look at some roads in Russia.

A law created by the Chinese government in 2007 requires that Tibetan monks ask permission from the Chinese government before reincarnating. I know that China can be a pretty strict place sometimes, but how do they plan on policing this?

If you live in Western Australia, be careful about how many potatoes you have in your possession because you could literally be breaking the law. In Western Australia, it is illegal to possess more than 50 kg of potatoes. This antiquated law was a product of regulation for food during the Great Depression and post-war period.

The best thing about a democracy is the freedom that everyone has to vote, for anyone or anything. Well, the state of New Mexico decided to do something about that. They decided that idiots cannot vote. Literally. According to the New Mexico constitution, everyone over 21 who lives in New Mexico can vote except idiots and insane persons, and persons convicted of a felanous or infamous crime.

If you tend to stress people out or make them anxious, don’t go to the Philippines. A provision was put into the Philippines revised penal code declaring that unjust vexation is against the law in that country. Fines for doing so range from 5 to 200 pesos and in some cases — jail time.

Unfortunately, for anyone who finds themselves annoying someone, there’s no clear definition for this law. This means that anyone who claims that they’ve been vexed could have the law on their side for a lawsuit.

Most married individuals will probably agree that no matter what country you happen to live in, forgetting your significant other’s birthday will cause severe punishment. But in the country of Samoa, doing so is actually illegal. There’s a very real law that states that if a man forgets his wife’s birthday. He's unwittingly committing a crime. There doesn’t seem to be a law regarding women forgetting their husband’s birthday though.