In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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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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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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