18 Weirdly-Specific Rules For Powerful Leaders
It's all fun and games until you try to open a window.
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Disney makes being a prince or princess look just super fun. And sure, it probably has its moments. But there are also a ton of wildly-specific rules for members of the Royal Family.
And they're not the only ones. Powerful leaders in both the public and private sector have a ton of weird laws, traditions, and rules governing their behavior. Things like:
![The First lady isn't allowed to open the windows of cars and the White House for security reasons.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/7/728597.jpg?v=2)
![Egyptian Pharaohs had to blow their loads in the Nile River. **** Ep L A They believed that the Egyptian god Atum's prolific ejaculation is what cause](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/0/3/728603.jpg?v=2)
![Britain's Royal Prince is required to be two steps; behind his wife while they are in public. This follows the order of precedence, where the most res](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/0/2/728602.jpg?v=2)
![Aztec rulers can't let even one of their feet touch the ground. Aztecs believed that their strong tonalli (souls) can have a huge impact on the univer](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/0/1/728601.jpg?v=2)
![Royals; must keep at least six ravens in the Tower of London. WHITE TOWER John Flamsteed, a 17th-century astronomical observator, told King Charles](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/0/0/728600.jpg?v=2)
![Members of the Royal Family aren't allowed to play Monopoly. eDSCAE ou saz COLLECT E2M AS YO PASS Apparently, the game can get too vicious and cause](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/9/728599.jpg?v=2)
![The Emperor of Japan is forbidden from eating a famous Japanese delicacy. Fugu (Pufferfish), usually eaten raw as sashimi, contain tetrodotoxin, a poi](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/4/728594.jpg?v=2)
![Queen Elizabeth isn't allowed to sit on a throne that isn't hers. It's not allowed even on fictional thrones, which is why she didn't sit on the Iron](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/3/728593.jpg?v=2)
![U.S., Presidents are required to plan their funerals after they move into the White House. This is so they can put their personal touches on the funer](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/0/728590.jpg?v=2)
![Royal undertakers of the deceased King of Tonga can't use their hands for 100 days. y2 After taking care of the King's body, the undertakers, called N](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/2/728592.jpg?v=2)
![Medieval Japanese Emperors; were forbidden to touch any blade. Because of this, handmaidens were tasked to trim the emperor's nails, hair, and beard u](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/5/728595.jpg?v=2)
![A White House tradition requires the current first lady to have some tea with the incoming first lady. She also needs to give her successor a tour of](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/8/728598.jpg?v=2)
![Buddhist monks can't be touched by women. If they are, accidentally or not, they need to go back to the temple and cleanse themselves by performing ri](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/6/728596.jpg?v=2)
![Members of British Parliament are not allowed to eat or drink in chambers. With one weird exception: Chancellors can drink alcohol while delivering th](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/8/6/728586.jpg?v=2)
![Nintendo banned Shigero Miyamoto, the creator of Super Mario, from biking to work. His life is too valuable, and biking is too dangerous, to allow him](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/8/9/728589.jpg?v=2)
![When traveling, the Royal Family must pack an all-black outfit. They must be prepared and have something to wear in case something tragic happens. CRA](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/8/7/728587.jpg?v=2)
![U.S. presidents and vice presidents;- even former ones-are not allowed to drive. This is a lifetime precautionary measure enforced after the JFK assas](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/8/8/728588.jpg?v=2)
![Popes can't donate their organs. Their bodies belong to the Church and must be whole when they die. Although they can still have an organ donor's card](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/9/1/728591.jpg?v=2)