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 Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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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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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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