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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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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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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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 Georgia, US, members of the State Assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the State Assembly is in session.
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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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