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 Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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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 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 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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