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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft once sued a student named Mike Rowe for registering the domain 'MikeRoweSoft.com'.
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    In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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    Fines in Finland
    Fines in Finland
    In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
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    In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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    South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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