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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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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There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar made so much money, he spent over $2,500 every month just on rubber bands to bundle up his stacks of cash.
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The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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