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It's OK to say you're sorry, but it's not OK to let a donkey sleep in a bathtub. Also, 7 other things worth a click.

There’s a law in Ontario and several other Canadian provinces that governs apologies.

At first, it sounds like one of those "crazy statutes still on the books" things—like the idea that it's illegal in Arizona to let a donkey sleep in a bathtub, or that you can get a ticket and have to pay a fine if you wear a sleeveless shirt in a public park in Maryland.

But the Canadian laws are a bit different. They say that if you tell someone you're sorry for something, that fact of your your apology can't be used against you as a legal admission that you've done something wrong.

Google the Apology Acts, as they're known, and you'll find some self-deprecating Canadian humor (sorry, humour), about our northern neighbors' propensity to apologize at almost any opportunity.

Yet, I've got to be honest: it sounds like a pretty good idea.

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