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 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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The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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