Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern USA with an area of about 170,000 sq km and a population of about 20 million people. The capital is Tallahasse and the largst city is Jacksonville. On 3rd March 1845 the 'Sunshine State' became the 27th state. The most popular sights are Everglades National Park, Key West and the city of Miami.



Crazy laws:
- Only married women are allowed to parachute on Sundays. If unmarried, separated or widowed women parachute, they might get a fine or a prison sentence.
- Women who fall asleep under a hair dryer get a fine.
- If you bark at a police dog, you might have to go into prison.
- If you leave an elephant tied to a parking meter, you have to pay the same parking fee as for a car.
- It is not allowed to sing in a public place while wearing only a swimsuit.
- Sexual relationships with porcupines are not allowed.
- It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
- On Thursdays, you are not allowed to make a rude smell after 6pm in a public place.
- It is not allowed to break more than three plates a day.
- You are not allowed to eat cottage cheese after 6pm.
- Doors to all public buildings must open outwards.
- In Miami men are only allowed to wear a bathrobe with a belt.
- If you hit a pedestrian in Sarasota, you might get a fine of $75.
- The residents of Pensacola have to carry $10 in public.
- In Cape Coral you are not allowed to hang up washing on a line outdoors.

(Katharina) source: Wikipedia, www.guenstige-haushaltsgeraete.info/sinnlose-gesetze