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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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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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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The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
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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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