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    In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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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 1970, Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substance Act into law, making DMT and many other substances illegal. However, DMT is produced naturally by the body, and found in a multitude of human bodily fluids and tissues. Essentially, this makes all humans illegal.
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    North Korea Cannabis
    North Korea Cannabis
    The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure is North Korea.
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    In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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    Beer Used to Be Classed as a Soft Drink in Russia
    In 2011, Russia acknowledged beer as an alcoholic beverage. Before then, any drink under 10% volume was considered a soft drink.
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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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