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.
0
In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
217
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.
32
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.”
5
In Georgia, US, donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
388
John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
4
In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
4