Many outdated and bizarre laws still exist in various states and countries, reflecting the priorities and concerns of past societies. For example, in Alabama, it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket due to an old workaround for horse theft in the 19th century. In the United Kingdom, there is a myth that it is illegal to die in Parliament, stemming from the complications of state funerals for those who died on royal grounds.

In Mobile, Alabama, using confetti during festivities is banned to address environmental and cleanup issues, while in Texas, it is illegal to sell your eyeballs as part of broader legislation prohibiting the sale of human organs. Arizona has a law prohibiting the hunting of camels, a remnant of the U.S. Army’s Camel Corps experiment in the 1850s. Carmel, California requires a permit to wear high heels over 2 inches to protect against injuries from uneven cobblestone streets.

Louisiana prohibits sending surprise pizzas to someone’s home without consent to prevent prank deliveries, and Vermont has a law prohibiting whistling underwater, likely introduced as a joke but never repealed. Kentucky requires public officials to swear they have never participated in a duel, reflecting a time when dueling was common. In Chico, California, it is illegal to detonate a nuclear weapon within city limits, a symbolic gesture against nuclear war during the Cold War era.