In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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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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In 1995, a man named Shawn Nelson stole a tank from the US Army and took it for a joyride on a highway in California.
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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