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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In Georgia, US, members of the State Assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the State Assembly is in session.
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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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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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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In Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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