Confirmed MythFranceKissing on train platforms was once discouraged in FranceMYTH! The story that France banned kissing on train platforms in 1910 is an urban legend. No statute or railway regulation has ever been produced, SNCF—routinely credited with the rule—was not founded until 1938, and SNCF itself treats the tale as hearsay. The famous "no kissing" signs and "kissing zone" come from Warrington, England, not France.
Confirmed MythUnited KingdomIt's illegal to die in the Houses of ParliamentMYTH! The UK Law Commission explicitly states no such law exists. They also found no law stating that dying in a royal palace entitles anyone to a state funeral.
UnverifiedNo longer in forceItalyMilan had a law requiring citizens to smile at all timesUNVERIFIED! The famous claim that a never-repealed Habsburg-era regulation obliges the Milanese to smile — with exemptions for funerals and hospital visits — has never been traced to any actual ordinance. Its earliest known source is a 2004 Telegraph listicle, and the usual 'Austro-Hungarian' framing is an anachronism.
Confirmed MythFranceIt's illegal to name a pig Napoleon in FranceMYTH! Historian Sophie Muffat researched every law from the First Empire (1804-1815) and Second Empire (1852-1870) and found no such statute.
