Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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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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In Georgia, US, donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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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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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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