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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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    In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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    Until 1976, taxi cabs in Australia were required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
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    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    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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    You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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    Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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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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    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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