Most Recent Stupid Laws. 1  In Canada, itâs now legal to engage in oral sex with your pet. 2  Royal Navy ships entering the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London. 3  It is illegal to ride a cow while drunk.  In Turin, it is illegal to dye your petâs fur.
In 1916, Germany became the first country to officially adopt Daylight Saving Time. It was born out of an effort to conserve coal during World War I, and Britain, along with many other European nations, was quick to follow the Germansâ lead.
The current national system of day light savings was implemented by a federal law called the 'Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973' in reponse to the oil shortage at that time (it was made permanent a year later).