It’s easy to think of the law as something very serious and perfectly rational. After all, it’s handled by important institutions and meant to keep society running in order. But as it turns out, it’s not always as sensible as it seems.

We’ve gathered some truly unusual laws from around the world, and let’s just say they’re not what you’d expect. We had a hard time wrapping our heads around quite a few of them. Scroll down to check out the list and upvote the ones that surprised you the most!

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© Photo: James Johnson

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© Photo: Jha Arunima

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© Photo: Pritesh Kalantri

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© Photo: Pritesh Kalantri

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© Photo: Amay Ruhela

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© Photo: TheVoidyThing

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© Photo: Victor Davis Robert O'Shea

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© Photo: Anonymous

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© Photo: Legal Reader

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© Photo: Pritesh Kalantri

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© Photo: Pritesh Kalantri

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© Photo: Manish Kapoor

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© Photo: Amay Ruhela

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© Photo: purplelilacs2017

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© Photo: LipsticksAndMemes

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© Photo: Savings_Dragonfly806

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© Photo: Anil Sankar V

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© Photo: Legal Reader

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© Photo: Solomon D Harris

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© Photo: AFreeSoul

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© Photo: TUI

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© Photo: Hotdog-hamburger

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© Photo: kebabguy0

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© Photo: Gloomy-Holiday8618

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© Photo: Background-Fish-8465

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© Photo: Atacan Tüney

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© Photo: Scott Goldman

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© Photo: TheKnightWhoSaysNah

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© Photo: angelixuts

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© Photo: Masseyrati80

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© Photo: Rubik842

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© Photo: Anonymous

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© Photo: Legal Reader

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© Photo: Legal Reader

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© Photo: Legal Reader

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© Photo: Legal Reader

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© Photo: Solomon D Harris

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© Photo: AFreeSoul

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© Photo: AFreeSoul

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© Photo: AFreeSoul

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© Photo: TUI

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© Photo: Pritesh Kalantri

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© Photo: Manish Kapoor

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© Photo: Amay Ruhela

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© Photo: Anil Sankar V

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© Photo: Maor Rosenzweig

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© Photo: Björn Drescher

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© Photo: AFreeSoul

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© Photo: AFreeSoul

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© Photo: love_in_october

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© Photo: brazucadomundo

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© Photo: Legal Reader

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© Photo: Rehan Saxena