In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.
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A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.
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In San Francisco, there is an ordinance, which bans the picking up and throwing of used confetti.
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In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice-cream in your back pocket.
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It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis!
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It is illegal to purchase or consume Jack Daniel's Whiskey in the town in which it is produced!
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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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New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states where it is illegal to pump your own gas.
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