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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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    IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return
    According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!
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    Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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