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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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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In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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In Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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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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