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Can school police pepper spray you? Yes. But when can they do it, and what are they required to do?

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You all are unique.

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Tired of getting pepper sprayed at school? We’ve got good news for you!

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Facing some new ankle jewelry? Learn what house arrest means.

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Oh dress codes, when will you stop being ridiculous? Do you think the school handled this well?

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A woman is taking her motorcycle across two countries with her golden retriever in the sidecar

This might change everything you think you know about motorcycle travel.

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Thank you internet for tallying up 2015′s selfie deaths. Keep your selfie sticks in check and we’ll all be a little less dead.

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Like the US, Japan wants to make 17 the maximum age for a person to be tried as a juvenile (down from 19). The US Juvenile Justice system is flawed, to say the least, so is lowering the age to match our system really a smart move?

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Ask Judge Tom - Football Edition

User: Hi I am a student in high school and my school banned us from wearing hats that aren't the school football team hat. Are they allowed to take away my right to wear my sports clothing and hat?

Judge Tom: Generally, schools are allowed to establish dress codes for their students. As long as the rules don't discriminate against any students, the courts have approved dress codes. So, your school could set limits on wearing hats, jewelry, certain colors of bandanas, T-shirts with drug or weapon slogans, etc.

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Yes, this is an extreme case, but your words are powerful, and when you say them digitally, they last forever (or at least until your court date)

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In honor of US Bowling Day, here’s our favorite bowling-related crime!

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Art made with Excel?!? Tatsuo Horiuchi is doing way more interesting things with spreadsheets than we are

If you had to guess how 73-year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi creates the above works of art, it would probably take you a while to figure out he designs them entirely on Microsoft Excel. Rather than purchase expensive design software, Horiuchi began using the common spreadsheet program when he was 60 and continues to explore its artistic functions to their fullest potential—a vivid reminder to start when you can, with what you have.

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Weird Law Wednesday! You always hear people threaten to pay stupid fines with pennies, and some people even do it, but can you always? 

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Good news in the fight against censorship! According to this federal judge, schools can’t censor student speech when a student isn’t in school or part of a school event.

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If only our elections were this bizarre. Oh wait...

An amazing ad from a candidate for Canadian parliament (and by amazing, we mean utterly insane)

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Spice might not be making headlines like it used to, but these recent hospitalizations in Alaska show it can still be dangerous. There’s so many different chemical mixtures that you might be fine with one, but go into seizures with another.