Interesting legal tidbits of the day

Strange laws courtesy of my "Legal Lunacies" page-a-day calendar:

Featherbeds were once outlawed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, because they encourage "lascivious feelings."


"My rise to power might have been much more difficult if that one hadn't been repealed..."

In Turkey during the 16th and 17th centuries, drinking coffee was a serious crime punishable by death.


Ye Olde Starbucks's business model did not call for expansion to Ankara.


In Uruguay, duels are illegal -- unless both parties are registered blood donors.


"If only I could have changed the venue to the banks of the Rio Negro..."
[Ed. note: Yes, I know Uruguay didn't even declare independence (1825) until 21 years after the duel (1804). Just go with it.]