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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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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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 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 California, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, it's against the law to hold a "Ladies' Night" because it's deemed gender discrimination.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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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Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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