John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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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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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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