Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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In Georgia, US, members of the State Assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the State Assembly is in session.
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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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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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Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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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 California, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, it's against the law to hold a "Ladies' Night" because it's deemed gender discrimination.
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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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