WTF America

Weird laws, bizarre facts, strange stories from the US.

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The Warning Signs You Only See in the United States

Traveling across the United States means encountering signs that make visitors stop, laugh, and sometimes feel uneasy. “Do not feed the alligators.” “Warning: falling cows.” “No swimming due to aggressive fish.” These signs exist because something happened before. Real records confirm that many warning signs in the U.S. are installed after lawsuits, accidents, or repeated […]

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Only in America: The Day a Town Shut Down for a Hot Dog Eating Contest

If there is one thing America does exceptionally well, it’s turning absolutely anything into a festival — even competitive eating. While events like hot dog contests are real and widely popular, some go far beyond what outsiders expect. In a small town in Indiana, a real annual food festival attracts thousands of visitors for one

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The Town Where It’s Illegal to Die — And Other American Laws That Make No Sense

The United States is famous for freedom, but hidden inside that freedom is a collection of laws so strange that many people refuse to believe they exist. Yet, some of them are very real — and still technically enforceable. Take, for example, the often-cited law from a small town in Norway, Michigan, where it’s said

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