Q.1
"It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament."
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Actual UK Law.
Misunderstanding of the fact that it entitles you to a State Funeral.
May have been true at one time.
May be true but the law cannot be found.
Myth
Other:
Q.2
"It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down."
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Actual UK Law.
May have been true at one time.
May be true but the law cannot be found.
Myth
Other:
Q.3
"In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store."
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Actual UK Law.
May have been true at one time.
May be true but the law cannot be found.
Myth
Unfortunately a myth.
Other:
Q.4
"Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day."
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Actual UK Law.
May have been created by Cromwell, but invalidated by the Restoration.
Cromwell may have banned celebrating Christmas, but it was invalidated by the Restoration.
Myth
Created by Cromwell, never repealed.
Other:
Q.5
"In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter."
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Actual Scottish Law.
May be a tradition, not a law.
Myth.
Other:
Q.6
"In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet."
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Actual UK Law.
In the UK pregnant women can relieve themselves anywhere.
A policeman's helmet can't physically hold fluids
Myth.
Other:
Q.7
"The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail to the Queen."
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Actual UK Law.
It's actually any whale or sturgeon found must first be offered to the monarch.
The real law isn't stupid.
Myth.
Other:
Q.8
"It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing."
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Actual UK Law.
Misrepresentation.
The real law isn't stupid.
Myth.
Other:
Q.9
"It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour."
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Actual UK Law.
Misrepresentation.
The real law isn't stupid.
Myth.
Other:
Q.10
"In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow."
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Actual UK Law.
Misrepresentation.
The real law isn't stupid.
Myth.
If it ever existed, it is now invalid.
Other:
Q.11
The laws that aren't real...
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... are more appealing than reality.
... would encourage more voting on the phone line.
... are believed by many to be true.
... are similar to real stupid or archaic laws.
Other: