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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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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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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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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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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