John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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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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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 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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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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