Bureaucracy is a nightmare and it's not uncommon for stupid laws to become enacted even when they aren't ever actually enforced -or even can't be enforced legally. TopTenz recenly rounded up ten absolutely absurd laws (m...

(Video Link)We all know that "my dog ate my homework" is a pretty lousy excuse, but what about "a raven ate my parking ticket?" It seems this bird has a strong opinion on Canadian bureaucracy. The driver still has to pay...

The First Amendment to the Constitution begins: "C...  ...bly. How does that translate to state and smaller governments ? The Kenai Peninsula Borough is an area, like a c...

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In a fairly recent criminal case in Tennessee, an...  ...make the defense attorneys stop calling her "the Government ," even though she actually represented the government , which was charged with prosecuting the defendant...  ...ere's more to the response. Ya know, if the word " governm...

The Chinese have now surpassed Americans and Germa...  ...venture out into the big wide world, the Chinese government has some words of advice for them, " Be polite!"...

[http://youtu.be/OPHRIjI3hXs] (YouTube link)C.G.P. Grey explains Vatican City in just a few minutes -which is a quick overview, because the smallest country in the world is apparently the most complicated. Or at least ve...

When you hear about government conspiracy theories, you often picture folks wear...  ...a kernel of truth that started it all. After all, governments have been known to do nefarious rings, even our o...  ...nefarious rings, even our own.Conspiracy #6: The government has exposed...

By now, you've no doubt already heard that Hostess is going bankrupt, which could be the end of the Twinkie as we know it. If that scares you more than the idea of a third world war, then you'd better head over to WhiteH...