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 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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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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).
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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.
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