Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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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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Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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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 Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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