In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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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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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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