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Every government shapes behavior through laws. Usually, it's subtle. But sometimes, they go completely overboard. We're talking forced relocations, outlawing specific hats, and literally deleting people from history to build their perfect society. Today we're counting down 25 extreme laws that tried to socially engineer humanity.
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0:00 - Intro
0:26 - The White Australia Policy
0:57 - The Graduate Mothers Scheme
1:30 - The 1925 Hat Law
2:03 - The Soviet Childless Tax
2:33 - Outlawing the Tip
3:14 - The Spartan Agoge
3:45 - Mandatory Population Transfers
4:14 - Forced Bhutanese Dress
4:49 - The 1746 Dress Act
5:18 - Quebec's Bill 101
5:54 - The One-Child Policy
6:30 - Condemnation of Memory
7:04 - Cambodia's Year Zero
7:39 - The Sumptuary Laws
8:14 - The First Atheist State
8:45 - Erasing the Kulaks
9:18 - The 1720 Bubble Act
9:50 - The Hukou System
10:24 - The Lex Oppia
10:55 - Strength Through Joy
11:29 - The Group Areas Act
12:02 - Hawaiian Language Ban
12:33 - The First Ghetto
13:07 - The Caste Disabilities Act
13:42 - Romania's Decree 770
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Every government shapes behavior through laws. Usually, it's subtle. But sometimes, they go completely overboard. We're talking forced relocations, outlawing specific hats, and literally deleting people from history to build their perfect society. Today we're counting down 25 extreme laws that tried to socially engineer humanity.
Grab your copy of What The Facts now, available on Amazon! Click the link to explore over 500 fun and fascinating facts! 👉👉amazon.com/WHAT-FACTS-ARE-TALKING-ABOUT-ebook/dp/B0DFNR2KHT
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0:00 - Intro
0:26 - The White Australia Policy
0:57 - The Graduate Mothers Scheme
1:30 - The 1925 Hat Law
2:03 - The Soviet Childless Tax
2:33 - Outlawing the Tip
3:14 - The Spartan Agoge
3:45 - Mandatory Population Transfers
4:14 - Forced Bhutanese Dress
4:49 - The 1746 Dress Act
5:18 - Quebec's Bill 101
5:54 - The One-Child Policy
6:30 - Condemnation of Memory
7:04 - Cambodia's Year Zero
7:39 - The Sumptuary Laws
8:14 - The First Atheist State
8:45 - Erasing the Kulaks
9:18 - The 1720 Bubble Act
9:50 - The Hukou System
10:24 - The Lex Oppia
10:55 - Strength Through Joy
11:29 - The Group Areas Act
12:02 - Hawaiian Language Ban
12:33 - The First Ghetto
13:07 - The Caste Disabilities Act
13:42 - Romania's Decree 770
🍿 WATCH OUR OTHER VIDEOS:
► 25 Ridiculous Laws From Around The World: youtu.be/UTG1XKBguhg?si=yHwqToHC-kwOceRn
►25 BIZARRE Laws That Still Exists Today: youtu.be/YFynW7tArtg?si=VzaOQftiDImcAFfV
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