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Loaning vacuums, handwalking across the street … you won’t believe what was illegal in the ‘80s

  • Several unusual laws existed across the United States at some point in time.
  • The reasons behind these laws are not always clear or readily available now.
  • Denver, Hartford, Danville, Oklahoma, and Portland all had their own unique laws.
  • Examples of these laws include no vacuum cleaner loans and no drunk fish.
  • These unusual laws highlight the quirky side of local regulations.
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Loaning vacuums, handwalking across the street … you won’t believe what was illegal in the ‘80s

In 1982, a reporter uncovered some of the strangest laws in the country, including bans on loaning vacuums and rules that seemed to require psychic firefighters.

·Kansas City, United States
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WCVB broke the news in Boston, United States on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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