The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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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 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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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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