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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In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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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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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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