In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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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 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, donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
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Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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