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    In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.
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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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    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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    Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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    Fines in Finland
    Fines in Finland
    In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
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    The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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    Terms & Conditions
    Terms & Conditions
    It would take 76 work days (8 hours a day) for the average person to read the Terms and Conditions they agree to in a year.
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    In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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