TIL Habeas Corpus is a law because when the UK Parliament voted on it in 1679, they jokingly counted a fat guy as ten votes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_Corpus_Act_1679#Parliamentary_history



Submitted February 04, 2015 at 06:58AM by SPAGHETT0 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2updxc/til_habeas_corpus_is_a_law_because_when_the_uk/

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