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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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    Yakuza Aid
    Yakuza Aid
    During the 1995 and 2011 Japanese Earthquakes, the Yakuza provided aid such as food, water, blankets, and diapers, much faster than the Japanese government.
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    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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    In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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