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In Samoa, forgetting your wife's birthday can be a crime

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It's the one place on Earth where weaponized marital disappointment is backed by the legal system. Your inability to remember dates can actually get you a visit from the authorities.

In Samoa, forgetting your wife's birthday can be a crime
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