Interesting Fact # 741 - Smacking

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The first country in the world to ban smacking was Sweden. In fact Sweden has had an anti-smacking law since 1978.

(In the UK the Children Bill outlawed smacking in England and Wales if it causes bruising or mental harm. In Europe; Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland
Germany, Latvia and Norway have all banned smacking. I know where I'd want to live is I were a child.)