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    In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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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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    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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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    Beer Used to Be Classed as a Soft Drink in Russia
    In 2011, Russia acknowledged beer as an alcoholic beverage. Before then, any drink under 10% volume was considered a soft drink.
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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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    In 1970, Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substance Act into law, making DMT and many other substances illegal. However, DMT is produced naturally by the body, and found in a multitude of human bodily fluids and tissues. Essentially, this makes all humans illegal.
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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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