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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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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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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Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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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 Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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