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 Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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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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In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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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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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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