In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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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 earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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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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