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 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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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 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 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
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