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    South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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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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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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    There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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    In 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300,000,000 Yen robbery remains unsolved to this day.
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    Unique Prison in Brazil
    Unique Prison in Brazil
    There is a prison in Brazil that allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles, providing electricity to a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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