In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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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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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 California, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, it's against the law to hold a "Ladies' Night" because it's deemed gender discrimination.
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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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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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