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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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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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 Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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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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