Crazy Laws of the Ancient World #shorts

Some crazy ancient laws 

The Banishment of Stray Cats (Ancient Egypt): In ancient Egypt, cats were revered, and harming or killing a cat, even accidentally, was punishable by death. Cats were believed to bring good luck and protection, so their welfare was of utmost importance to the Egyptians.

Code of Hammurabi, Under this ancient Babylonian law, if a builder's construction project collapsed and resulted in the death of the owner, the builder was sentenced to death. 

The Witchcraft Act of 1735 ,United Kingdom This law made it a crime to claim that any person had magical powers or to accuse someone of being a witch. It also made it illegal to claim that one could discover lost or stolen goods through supernatural means. 

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