In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
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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 Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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