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In Cuba, hitchhiking is encouraged and government vehicles are legally required to pick up hitchhikers.

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In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.

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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 Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.

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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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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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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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