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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It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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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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