You have to read Hebrew to know whether you are breaking the law in one Nevada county. According to David Brinkley on the NBC Evening News last night, one county objected to a new Nevada law that requires placing “no smoking” signs in all public places. So they put up the signs in Hebrew. And only one person in the county can read it, according to Brinkley.
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