In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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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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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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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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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 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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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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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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