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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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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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    In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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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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    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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