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 Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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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 Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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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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