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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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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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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