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    In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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    Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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    16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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