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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Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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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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