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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Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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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Oral sex was illegal in 18 states under old sodomy law until 2003 when they were invalidated.
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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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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