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 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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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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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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In Kentucky, US, every citizen is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
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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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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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