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 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.
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In Georgia, US, members of the State Assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the State Assembly is in session.
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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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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 Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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