In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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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 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 Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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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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