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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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 Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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In Georgia, US, donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
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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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