The Weirdest Law In Each US State

Montana

Montana hates rats, apparently. It's unlawful to gift, raise, or sell rats as pets. Rats are totally permitted as prey animals for birds and reptiles, though.

Nebraska

If you're planning on getting married, maybe keep your venereal disease to yourself. In Nebraska, it's unlawful for a person afflicted with a "venereal disease" (AKA an STI) to get married.

The More You Know

The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
Parts of the Great Wall of China were made with sticky rice.
Eight of the ten largest statues in the world are of Buddhas.
There's such a thing as a fear of buttons.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.