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    Beer Used to Be Classed as a Soft Drink in Russia
    In 2011, Russia acknowledged beer as an alcoholic beverage. Before then, any drink under 10% volume was considered a soft drink.
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    The longest-running legal battle for a domain name is believed to be the fight for PETA.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued People Eating Tasty Animals to obtain the name – the case spanned from 1995 to 2001.
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    In Georgia, US, donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
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    Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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    Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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    In France, by law a bakery has to make all the bread it sells from scratch in order to have the right to be called a bakery.
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    In Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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    IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return
    According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!
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