Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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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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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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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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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 Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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