Cute primates slow lorises are in decline as they are being traded illegally as pets, but there are other endangered primates you may never have heard of that are also vanishing.

Strange, unlikely, surreal: Take the tax codes of the 50 states, apply a magnifying glass, and here and there, hiding amongst the small print, are specimens that would amaze Barnum: A tax on fur, a tax on nudity; taxes on bagels (if sliced, but not if intact); on salt, pets, tattoos; on blueberries, on candy (if not containing flour), on illegal drugs, on sparklers, septic tanks and playing cards. Californians don't pay tax fresh fruit---unless they buy their banana from a vending machine.

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