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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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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 Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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In Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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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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The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
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