In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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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 Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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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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