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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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