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AnecdotesRussian gallery directors appeal after unfair prosecution

In 2005, two art museum directors appealed to the European Court of Human Rights after they were prosecuted when vandals...

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TriviaTrivia about Italy, Fines and Dumb Laws

In Milan, Italy there is a law on the books (enforced by $100 fines) requiring citizens to smile at all times,...

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TriviaChinese worker sues for wrongful dismissal

In 2007, a Chinese woman sued her former employer after being fired for contradicting her boss three times (a...

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TriviaItalian Riviera's towel on the beach law

On the Italian Riviera, it is illegal and punishable by a fine of up to €1,000 to reserve a place on the beach with an...

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AnecdotesWill Sasso & the black bastard

Shortly after moving to Hollywood, Will Sasso received a frantic call from his Italian father. The older man recounted...

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AnecdotesTwelve O`clock Meeting

Portland Buckaroos (WHL) head coach Hal Laycoe was a stickler for punctuality. Before a game in Los Angeles one day,...

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AnecdotesPothead Prime Minister

One day in October 2003, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced that, although he had never smoked marijuana...

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TriviaJFK, Jr: porn lover

According to "The Day John Died," JFK, Jr. was such a consumer of porn that he once paid almost $1,000 in late fees to...

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AnecdotesBartender fined for party trick

In October 2007, a bartender in Pinjarra, Australia, Was fined for crushing beer cans between her bare breasts. The woman...

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AnecdotesThe Big One

As teammates on the Minneapolis Lakers, Rod Hundley and Bob Leonard were famed for their off-court antics. Having missed...

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