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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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Vanilla flavoring is sometimes made with an ingredient from beaver pee.
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Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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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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Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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