Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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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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Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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John F. Kennedy ordered over 1,000 Cuban cigars for personal use just hours before he made them illegal.
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