Important facts and laws about Georgia!

It is against the law in Georgia to spread untrue rumors

In Atlanta, GA it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole (must have been a huge issue at one point)

America's first true gold rush occurred not in California, but in Dahlonega, GA (Duh-lawn-a-ga)
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n Georgia it is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or coroner's office

Donkeys cannot be kept in a bathtub

No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday

In the city of Acworth, GA...all residents are required to own a rake

Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo

It is illegal for one to make a disturbing sound at a fair

No one may practice the business of tattooing on Sunday

Crosses may be burned on someone else’s property, so long as you have their permission (I think the Clan is still trying to over turn this law)

Picnics are prohibited in graveyards

In Gainesville, GA Chicken must be eaten with the hands

In Kennesaw, GA all adult residents are required to own a gun

Atlanta, Georgia has the worst traffic of any city in the US, since every street in the city is named "Peachtree Road" (this may not be completely accurate but it sure seems like it)

The most common cause of death in Georgia is getting murdered in a fight over the proper way to pronounce the word "pecan" just kiddin'

The official state fish is the large mouth bass

Georgia is the nations number one producer of the three Ps--peanuts, pecans, and peaches

The Varsity in Atlanta is the world's largest drive-in fast food restaurant

It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the shades are down