In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
-3
In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
15
The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
-177
Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
0
In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
4
In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
699
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.
13