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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The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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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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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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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