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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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 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 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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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