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 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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