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The United States is known as "the land of the free," and many Americans are proud of the freedoms our country grants. But even though Americans are given the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," there are some perplexing things that citizens can't do in the U.S. At both the national and state levels, here are some weird things that are surprisingly illegal in the United States.
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Selling dog or cat hair Don't get stuck in the airport customs line trying to bring in any dog or cat fur products, because it's illegal to import, export, sell or transport these products in the U.S. under the Dog and Cat Protection Act. This protects pets from being harmed or killed for their pelts or fur, but it even applies to their excess hair. |
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Children's books printed before 1985 Books printed before 1985 are outlawed in the U.S. because the inks, dyes and paints used in the printing may contain traces of lead. Lead poses a serious health risk to children, and it's illegal to sell any products intended for use by children aged 12 or under that contain lead, per the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Many used-book sellers, consignment stores and charity shops like Goodwill will refuse any pre-1985 books for this reason. |
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Explosive golf balls In both Massachusetts and New Jersey, it is illegal to manufacture, sell or use an explosive golf ball. Golf balls used to be made with liquid centers that were often caustic and could result in an explosion if the balls were cut open. Manufacturers have since switched to solid-core golf balls, but the law still bans the former dangerous design. |
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Brass knuckles Brass knuckles are made from a piece of metal or hard plastic shaped to fit around the knuckles. These weapons can cause serious damage. States like California, Michigan, Illinois and Vermont prohibit the possession, manufacturing, sale or use of brass knuckles. |
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Vandalizing mailboxes Smashing mailboxes or setting off fireworks inside might seem like an old-fashioned teenage prank. However, mailboxes are protected by federal law, and it’s illegal to injure, tear down or destroy any mail receptacle or injure, deface or destroy any mail inside. |
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Cheating at video games While cheating at video games is not outright illegal under federal or state law, some naive players have learned the hard way that you can be sued for cheating at popular games like "Fortnite," "Overwatch" and "World of Warcraft." The makers of these popular games have successfully taken cheaters to court for violating the game's copyright and terms of use contract by buying, selling, using or distributing cheats. |
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Haggis Even though many Americans have Scottish ancestry, the U.S. has banned Scotland's national dish for decades. Haggis is a savory meat pudding made from a sheep's “pluck,” which is chiefly the liver, lungs and heart. The U.S. made it illegal to import traditional haggis in 1971 over concerns about ingesting livestock lungs. |
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Cuban cigars Along with banning an iconic product of Scotland, the U.S. has also banned one of the most famous Cuban exports: cigars. Cuban cigars have been illegal stateside since President John F. Kennedy's embargo of Cuba during the Cold War in 1962. While some trade restrictions have been eased between the countries in recent years and travelers are able to bring back cigars for personal use, it is still illegal to buy and sell Cuban cigars in America. |
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Ackee fruit It's not just Scottish people whose national dish has been the target of American regulation. Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica, but the fresh form of the produce is banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with only frozen and canned ackee allowed in the country. That's because unripe portions of the fruit are toxic and can cause vomiting, seizures, comas and even possibly death. |
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Sharing your Netflix password While it's not a federal crime, in the state of Tennessee, it's technically illegal for individuals to share login credentials with anyone who doesn't live under the same roof. This applies to Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, Spotify and more. The “Tennessee Login Law" was passed in 2011 to prosecute hackers selling off passwords and hasn't actually been used to target anyone using their ex's HBO Go account. |
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Kinder Surprise While other confections from the Italian candy brand Kinder are sold in stores around the country, one of the company's signature products cannot be imported and sold: Kinder Surprise. These chocolate egg shells contain plastic capsules with a prize inside. And in the U.S., any food with a "non-nutritive object embedded" inside is deemed a choking hazard under the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. In 2017, a different version of Kinder eggs, the Kinder Joy, was launched in the states with a design that adhered to U.S. regulations. |
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Predicting the future In Massachusetts, it's illegal to be paid to tell fortunes without a license. That includes using tea leaves, coffee grounds, crystal balls, tarot cards, astrology, palmistry and more. Fortune tellers must have lived for at least one year in the city or town where they intend to tell fortunes to apply. |
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Non-bouncy pickles According to Connecticut state law, a pickle must be able to bounce. Well, that's at least one of the tests used to determine whether or not a pickle is legally fit for human consumption. Pickles dropped one foot should bounce, according to the Connecticut Food & Drug Commission. |
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Absinthe Absinthe was banned for almost 100 years in the United States because the Swiss grain alcohol contains the toxic chemical thujone in one of its key ingredients, wormwood. Absinthe with less than 10 parts per million of thujone was legalized in 2007, and most traditional absinthes fall well below this cutoff. |
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Beluga caviar While other varieties of caviar are legal, in 2005, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service banned importing beluga caviar and other beluga products because of the critically endangered status of the beluga sturgeon in the Caspian and Black Seas. The United Nations lifted its ban on exporting beluga caviar in 2007 after the Caspian-bordering countries of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan agreed on fishing quotas, but the U.S. ban remains in place. |
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Raw milk and cheese "Raw" milk and dairy products, meaning unpasteurized, are commonly consumed in Europe, Asia and Africa. Some European countries even have unpasteurized milk vending machines. But at the federal level in the U.S., the interstate sale or distribution of raw milk is illegal. Consuming raw milk is legal in all 50 states, but only a dozen states allow the sale of raw cow’s milk in stores. |
If you seen what was in the filter before the milk tank you would want all of your milk pasteurized. Now with the "auto" milking barns I bet it is much worse because teats are not always easily cleaned or consistent.
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An Idaho angler went fishing for bass Sunday, but ended up landing a record-shattering mirror carp. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced the record in a news release issued Wednesday, stating that Veenstra’s catch broke the previous record by 10 pounds. |
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