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    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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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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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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    North Korea Cannabis
    North Korea Cannabis
    The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure is North Korea.
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    In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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    In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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