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 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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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