In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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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 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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Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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In Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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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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