About the Episode

Charlotte talks about all sorts and weird and wonderful laws that still exist today around the world. Most of them are so archaic and old that they surely can’t still be policed, but technically, they are still in effect today!

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Bonus: extra laws not mentioned in the episode

Note: These aren’t fact checked in any way, which is why they weren’t mentioned, so maybe take them with a pinch of salt. Feel free to do your own research and tell us what you find out!

• Winnie the Pooh is banned from playgrounds in a town in Poland because local authorities say Winnie is inappropriate for little children because Pooh is half naked.
• In Melbourne, Australia, vacuuming your house between 10 pm and 7 am during weekdays and 10 pm and 9 am during the weekends is against the law.
• In Switzerland, flushing the toilet after 10 pm in an apartment building is illegal. The Swiss government considers it noise pollution.
• In Singapore if you move around the house naked, without closing the blinds, you can be arrested.
• In Dubai, extramarital sex (so sex while you’re married) is against the law and could result in jail sentences for over a year.
• In Milan, Italy, by law everyone must smile at all times, except during funerals or visiting a hospital. If you don’t, you have to pay a fine.