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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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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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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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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Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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