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A 27 year old heir to a sausage empire was handed a ticket for 116,000 pounds for driving at 80 km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone. This is because the speeding tickets in Finland are based on how much money a person makes.
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David Rice Atchinson was President of the United States for exactly one day. This happened due to a glitch in American law at the time.
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The first person to die in the electric chair was William Kemmler, an ax murderer from New York on August 6, 1890.
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A man filed a lawsuit against his doctor because he survived longer than what the doctor had predicted.
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A surfer once sued another surfer for "stealing his wave." The case was thrown out because the court was unable to put a price on "pain and suffering" endured by the surfer watching someone else ride "his" wave.
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In 1985, a pregnant women was falsely accused of shoplifting a basketball.
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In France, it is illegal for a person to kiss another on railways.
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In Israel, religious law forbids picking your nose on Sabbath.
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In Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter.
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In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.
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In the 1985 Boise, Idaho mayoral election, there were four write-in votes for Mr. Potato Head.
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Since the United Nations was founded in 1945, there have been 140 wars.
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The majority of burglaries occur during the daytime when people are not home.
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The triangular shape that Toblerone chocolates are packaged in, is protected by law.
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