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    Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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    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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    In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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    Unique Prison in Brazil
    Unique Prison in Brazil
    There is a prison in Brazil that allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles, providing electricity to a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences.
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    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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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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    North Korea Cannabis
    North Korea Cannabis
    The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure is North Korea.
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    The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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