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A municipal decree forbids flying saucers to fly over and to park in Chateauneuf-du-Pape (France).
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In Switzerland, if you fail too many times your driving test you might have to consult a psychologist to check your ability to drive.
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Selling Jack Daniel’s is illegal in the county where it is produced.
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Teresa of Ávila died in the night of the 4th to the 15th of October, 1582.
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Le Train de Nulle Part (The Train from Nowhere) is a French novel written without a single verb by Michel Dansel in 2004.
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Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666.
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Statistically, there are a bit more than two Popes per sq. km in the Vatican City State.
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The highest point of Maldives is lower than a basket on a basketball court.
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Hiroo Onoda was one of the last japanese soldiers to surrender after the defeat of Japan in World War II. He was ordered to lay down his arms on the island of Lubang in 1974 (29 years after the end of WWII).
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In France, wearing a mustache is finally not mandatory for gendarmes since 1933.
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In the USA, a federal law made it illegal to have contact with “extraterrestrials or their vehicles”. Enforcement of the law led to a fine of 5000 dollars or a one year prison term.
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It is impossible to put a finger in the nose, one in the anus and one in each ear simultaneously.
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The longest beard ever was 3 meters 30 centimeters long (10ft 11”) and was grown by a Frenchman called Louis Coulon.
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