Most Middle Eastern countries recognize the
following Islamic law: "After having sexual relations with a lamb, it is a mortal sin to eat its flesh."
In Lebanon,
men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal
is punishable by death.
In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking
directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
Muslims are banned from looking
at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick
or piece of wood at all times.
The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
There are men in
Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having
sex for the first time. Reason: Under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
In Hong Kong, a betrayed
wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands.
Topless saleswomen
are legal in Liverpool, England - but only in tropical fish stores.
In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with
her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia,
it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
In Maryland, it is illegal to
sell condoms from vending machines with one exception: Prophylactics may be dispensed from a vending machine only in places
where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises
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