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9wMwQ TIL county officials in China's Hubei province proposed a law in 2009 requiring civil servants to smoke $500k USD of locally made cigarettes a year to boost tax revenue
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XEaP6 TIL that live snails need their own train ticket, if you take one on a train in France. According to French law, when taking any animal under 6KG (~13lbs) one must pay 7 Euro (~$7.5) for the ride. Law requires you to stay with your snail and keep it and the other passengers safe for the whole ride.