Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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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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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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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 the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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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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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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