Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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In Georgia, US, donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
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In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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In France, by law a bakery has to make all the bread it sells from scratch in order to have the right to be called a bakery.
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