Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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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 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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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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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 Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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