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4. Scrabble in Romania. Scrabble is a beloved pastime in the U.S. and around the world, but for a certain period of time, it was an illegal activity in Romania.
1. Ritz Crackers. Wouldn't ya know, a cracker that's all the rage in America is considered an outrage abroad. Ritz crackers are outlawed in several other countries, including the United Kingdom ...
Here’s a look at 15 products that are commonly found in U.S. supermarkets and fast-food chains that are literally legally prohibited from other countries. Last updated: March 25, 2021 Frozen ...
Removed from the List of Media Harmful to Young People in May 2024. [79] Dead Rising: Added to the Liste B in September 2006. Confiscated by the district court of Hamburg in 2007 for violating German Criminal Code section 131 (depictions of violence). [81] [82] The ban was lifted in February 2018 [83] but remains on the List of Media Harmful to ...
Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which have been prohibited by law, or to which free access has been restricted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship, from political, legal, religious, moral, or commercial motives. This article lists notable banned books and works, giving a ...
A June 2006 report from the Council of Europe estimated 100 people had been kidnapped by the CIA on EU territory (with the cooperation of Council of Europe members), and rendered to other countries, often after having transited through secret detention centres ("black sites") used by the CIA, some located in
Nor are you allowed to use “any slide upon ice or snow in any street or other thoroughfare.” Even weirder, Section 12 of the Licensing Act of 1872 prohibits you from being drunk inside a pub.
In Argentina and other Spanish language countries, bull's testicles are served as huevos de toro or 'bull's eggs'. In some regions, such as the European Union, brains and other organs which can transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow disease") and similar diseases have now been banned from the food chain as specified risk materials.