100 Mind-Blowing Possession Facts

A man in Florida once threw a live alligator through a drive-thru window. A 24-year-old man named Joshua James was being handed his order at a Wendy’s drive-thru before he randomly threw an alligator into the window. He was then later charged with assault, theft, and the illegal possession of an alligator.

In some parts of Texas, it is illegal to cuss in front of a dead person. You can’t swear in front of a corpse in Texas. In Reno, possession and distribution of sex toys is also illegal.

Prohibition myths. It wasn’t illegal to drink alcohol during Prohibition – the 18th Amendment and subsequent Volstead Act prohibited the production, sale and transport of ‘intoxicating liquors’ within America, but their possession and consumption were never outlawed. Any alcohol already stashed away could be enjoyed in people’s own homes.

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