In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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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 Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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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 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 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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 Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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