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In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.

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Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!

The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).

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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.

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A Missouri family sued the previous owners of a house that they had just bought after Brown Recluse Spiders "started bleeding out of the walls." An expert came in and estimated that the house was infested with 4,000 – 5,000 of the spiders.

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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.

In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.

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Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.

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