In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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 Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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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 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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