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.
William Sword Frost, mayor of Orillia, Ontario, introduced daylight saving time in the municipality during his tenure from 1911 to 1912. Starting on April 30, 1916, the German Empire and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use DST (German: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime.