"What piece of information did you learn, that feels illegal to know?
Contraband Music!
"Sometimes you can play around with URLs and find clean copies of watermarked previews."
"Helps a lot when trying to learn a song that you don’t have sheet music for."- funkycat75
Sheet Music Animation GIFGiphyNot Illegal To Know, But Possibly Illegal To Use
"You can order maintenance keys on Amazon for most models of coin op laundry machines."- Reddit
"You can buy many keys online."
"Among them are:"
"There's the Ford fleet keys, which can get you into cops cars."
"There's firefighter and maintenance elevator keys which let you control elevators."
"You can turn them off, or turn it to fire evacuation mode (it just goes to main floor and is then unusable) and even firefighter/maintenance mode which the elevator will only go where you want it to go.''
"It won't stop at other floors to pick up other people."
"Keys for bulldozers, backhoes, and other heavy equipment."
"Often one key will open many models from the same manufacturer."
"There's also something called a Lishi Tool."
"It can be used to pick locks, but it's also set you to tell you the position of each pin in the lock."
"That allows you to have another key cut from code (useful if you lose your keys and don't want to replace the whole lock.)"
"And of course, handcuff keys."
"I've used a real handcuff keys in toy cuffs, so I'd imagine toy keys could work in real handcuffs."
"Generally these would all be legal to own (except the Lishi which is a type of lockpick and has various legalities around the US.)"
"All you need is an internet connection, a credit card to pay for it and an address to send it to."- David2022Wallace
diy colour GIFGiphyI Mean, They Weren't Going To Use Them...
'If you go to the plant section of a store and walk around, you will likely find a few clippings on the ground."
"You can pick those up and take them home with you and stick them in some dirt and illegally download a plant for free."- periyyas
Can Delete The File, Not The Info
"One time I received an email from my boss with an attachment that he clearly didn’t mean to send."
"It was an Excel file showing the compensation of everyone in my extended department."
"I gawked at it for a few minutes before he showed up at my desk."
"He made me delete it while he watched.'
"He couldn’t delete it from my brain though."- DWright_5
shift gmail GIF by Product HuntGiphyGood To Know, I Guess?
"If you use a natural gas then fire fighters will think it was a gas leak whereas if you use something like gasoline, it leaves identifiable burn marks."- Crash_Junior-
A Helpful Glitch
"Doesn't seem to work anymore, but there was a restaurant chain app that I realized that after I had used rewards points that gave me $6 off one of my orders."
"My usual order was about $12, so about half off."
"I then noticed next time if I selected re-order previous order it would still include that $6 off every time, even though I had nowhere near the rewards points to keep getting that amount off, it just copied all the specifics of the previous order."- turkeysandwich1982
Chess GIF by NETFLIXAlways Look For The Loophole
"In Australia, no electrical apprentice can work within 600mm of green domes ( where houses are connected to underground power) but you can work as close as you want if you don't have any electrical license."- thorpie88
When You're Dealing With Something Bigger Than The Law...
"Jury nullification is something every U.S. citizen should know about."
"Disseminating information about it could actually lead to charges being pressed in certain circumstances, so it kinda is illegal at times."- Mrgoodtrips64
When You Don't Feel Like Paying
"You can just create a new email and extend your trial limit."- HolyFire-
Giphy...Make Friends With A Gardener?...
'In Brazil, it's not illegal to consume and grow hallucinogens mushrooms though it's illegal to sell them."- MuriloJCD
It's always exciting to hold on to secrets or privileged information.
And all the trouble it has the potential to get you into might make it only more exciting.
Redditor TheAllNewBigGay was curious to hear the most shocking and bizarre crimes ever committed by members of people's families, leading them to ask:
Whats the craziest crime you or somebody in your family has committed?
Burning Down The House
"Last year my psychotic mother burned down my childhood home that her, my dad, my niece, my sibling, and siblings partner lived in because she believed my dad was cheating on her."
"Despite no evidence and this was not the first time she accused my dad of cheating with no evidence."
"Effectively, she destroyed everything we had built and kept in that home."
"Then after the fire in what I can only construe as an act of desperation, she went to my bank and stole all of the money out of my accounts because she was secondary on the accounts."
"I was working on changing banks, but my new bank had yet to finalize the creation of my new account."
"Moral of the story is take your parents off your bank accounts when you turn 18."
"She’s now serving time in a county jail for the arson because she took a plea deal and got a reduced sentence, which I still believe was utter crap."
"She played the poor old lady act to the judge and he took pity on her that she did not deserve."
"This is the woman who eviscerated my self esteem and made my life hell ever since I was born."
"She was toxic and abusive, never told me the truth about anything, and is a greedy, manipulative person."
"I feel no shame in saying that I do not care about her."
"She’s lost any right to my love and respect."- southpaw7writer
Thankfully Caught In The Act
"My Cousins husband got caught trying to kidnap a 14 year old boy."- Dustyk3yboard
Dark Net...
"My father committed one of the first computer crimes in the 90s."
"A ton of files were corrupted due to a code he created because they fired him."
"FBI invaded our home and arrested him."
"Was sent to federal prison for four years, which was interesting because there was never a crime committed of its nature before."
"They made a forensics file episode about it."
"If anyone is curious, the company was Omega."- drawing_a_blank1
tom cruise GIFGiphyImpersonating An Agent
"My uncle used to dress up with a group of friends as DEA agents in the 80’s and raid crack houses."
"Only to take the drugs and consume them."-- yoloswagbot191
Less Than Well Planned Burglary...
"Twin brothers boosted a car and rob the 711 like 1/2 mile from house."
"Ditched car 10 houses from theirs."
"How were they caught?"
"Officers respond to alarm triggered by clerk."
" Officer: Got an alarm here what happened."
"Clerk: Tim and Tom came in and robbed the store."
"Officer: How do you know it was these guys? "
"Clerk: They are 6' 4" twins who come in every day. I know their shape and voice."
"The car 911 operator: 911 what is your emergency."
"Neighbor: Was watching TV and 2 guys park a car in front of my house."
"One guy got out with like a windex bottle and cleaned all the door handles and door areas."
"Then opened door and the other guy took the stuff and cleaned the inside areas."
"Then they ran off up the street."
"Dispatch: Can you describe the 2 individuals?"
"Neighbor: Well it was Tim and Tom the twins that live up the street from me they're like 6' 4" and they are twins."- Dignans30yearplan
Driving Under The Influence...
"My brother got completely inebriated one night and stupidly drove home."
"He woke up early in the morning to the sound of a baby crying."
"He looked around and noticed he didn’t recognize the house."
"He quickly got up and walked outside to his car halfway in the driveway/street and still running."
"Got in his car and drove away as quickly as he could."
"Turns out it was some random house about 5-10 minutes away from our actual house."
"He never knew whose house it was and never got caught."
"He also slowed down his drinking after that."- charmbomb_explosion
Confused Where Am I GIF by Baby CowGiphyMany of us have a relative or two whose relation to us results in shame or embarrassment.
One can only hope that these relatives learned from their mistakes.
Regardless, one imagines that these people can't be too upset to have these criminal relatives anymore.
Not with the stories they can now tell...
Redditor rabengeieradlerstein wanted everyone to fess up about what scandalous things have always seemed too enticing.
"What forbidden thing do you want to do?"
If I know it's "forbidden"... count me in! Let's talk fun.
Touched
San Diego Lol GIF by San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceGiphy"Pet all the animals at the zoo."
uninvitedfriend
"The capybara and I are gonna kick it and have a good time."
Broken_castor
No Knock
"Go to a school or any communal building at midnight and wander around. Open every door and explore everything."
Ellenono
"I always love wandering around and simply being in the university building after a late event when nobody else (except the security guy) is there."
Amina_1999
"I legit worked at a school just so I could know what was behind those forbidden doors."
LeatherDiamond2766
'employees only'
"Go into all the doors marked 'employees only' and 'authorized personnel only.' I'm sure most of them are boring on the other side, but I want to know."
kingspooky93
"Most of them are boring. But in the back of the goodwill stores is where they have the stuff they won't put out - heaps of silver tea sets, mummies, gold bars, vintage jeans, all the vintage vinyl records, 1960's vintage rock t-shirts, the holy grail, the ark of the covenant, pieces of the true cross, and rare coins."
inkseep1
People are Crazy
"Climb up the Pyramid in Egypt."
Likestopound
"We used to (obviously) be allowed, but we can't now cause someone had sex on it. And I think filmed it. At least that's what the guides told me when I went last year!"
telegetoutmyway
"That's not true. Well it may be true that someone had sex on it. But the real reason is because it is extremely dangerous to climb the pyramids. Going up is fairly easy, however, going down is another story."
"There are no steps and the blocks are anywhere from 3 to 4 feet higher than the next. Descending means jumping that three foot drop 150 times. It's impossible to know if the stone you are jumping to is stable or has loose rocks on it. If you mess up, you will tumble all the way down. Many people have died from this."
klmccall42
Secrets
mission impossible GIFGiphy"Break in to the Vatican Vault."
Quebaina
"Now we’re talking! Let’s see all the goodies they got hidden up in there!"
Gigachaz
ET?
"Tour area 51."
gato_brd
"You won't see anything mind blowing; it will all be sorta cool because military but kinda boring otherwise. But because you know that missing piece of the puzzle, that little detail of great value to someone who knows what it means with more context, suddenly you're extremely dangerous."
NTGuardian
Enough
"Steal enough so that I never have to worry about money again."
Fiery_Bunghole
"That's not forbidden it's called running for political office."
Reddot
"This is it. No small time criminal behavior. Just one job that if pulled off, I’m set for life."
Keyboardists
Go Down
"There's this bridge near me that has like a walkway thing that runs underneath it for when it needs repairs and there are big signs everywhere saying authorized personnel only, but I know people go down there all the time. I just wanna go down and take some pictures cause I think the views would be really good, but I'm kind of a goody two shoes."
stephers85
Smack
Ready To Fight Drag Queen GIF by PatrickStarrrGiphy"I've always wanted to hit someone around the face with a fresh salmon."
KbitKfox
"Done this, and had it happen to me. My older bro and I grew up on our dad's salmon fishing boat in Alaska."
fezwang
I'm onboard for all of this. Some rules are just to enticing to break.
Do you have similar law-bending desires? Let us know in the comments below.
"What is surprisingly illegal?"
Resist The Urge For French Fries...
"If in Western Australia, possessing more than 50kg of potatoes."
"Yep, you read that correctly."
"Potatoes."- Eldaas
Remember That Change Of Clothes
"In Germany it's legal to break out of prison, but not in your prison uniform, because that would be stealing."- Limp-Sundae5177
Someone Was Ahead Of The Curve
"It is illegal to parachute inside St. Peters basilica in the Vatican after a person did it."
"They had to create that law specifically for him."
"He walked away with no charge, as the law did not exist."- Lexinoz
Here We Go Discovery GIF by Shark WeekGiphyWatch Your Language!
"In the most southern island of the Caribbean, Trinidad, and Tobago, it's illegal to curse publicly."- 15Blins
Good Hygiene Is Important!
"In my country, not having at least one bidet installed per home."
"The country is Italy."- maseioavessiprevisto
Dress Codes
"A lot of European countries have really old laws that were never repealed so they look really odd today."
"For example, in France a woman must first get permission from the police if she wishes to dress like a man."
"And in the UK it's illegal to wear an 'outrageous" double-ruff within 100 yards of the Queen."- BitFlippery
A Hose Will Have To Do
"You can't put a donkey in a bathtub in my state."- obi-juan-kenobi_66
Oh No Deal With It GIF by DreamWorks AnimationGiphySo Much For Generosity!
"Paying expired parking meters that aren't your spot."- Little_Lahey_Show
Be On Your Best Behavior!
"Alarming the Queen."
"Section 49 of the Criminal Code of Canada."
"Sentence of up to 14 years in prison."- ScamboOfDoom
Bored Queen Elizabeth GIF by Madman FilmsGiphyBest To Stay On A Boat
"In several states, it's illegal to fish from horseback."
"Just google stupid fishing laws."
"There are lots of them."- SnootchieBootichies
It's especially important to know these laws when visiting a foreign country.
As you always want to be on the right side of the law.
But if you still don't feel ready to stop using your friend's Netflix account, no judgment at all.