In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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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 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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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