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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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 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 downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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