In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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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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The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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In Australia, it is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath.
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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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