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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In 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300,000,000 Yen robbery remains unsolved to this day.
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It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.
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