Traffic rules are supposed to be predictable, yet some of the world’s regulations read more like punchlines than public policy. From bans on driving shirtless to rules about how clean your car must be ...

Sometimes the rules around it can get downright weird. Some of these laws started out with good reasons. Others sound like they were made after a long. Confusing meeting. Either way, they’re real.

At first glance, the blobfish, also known as a flathead sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus), looks like a pinkish, gelatinous blob with a droopy mouth and a sagging nose. It looks even worse when it is ...