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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It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.
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