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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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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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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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.
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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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