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    In 1995, a man named Shawn Nelson stole a tank from the US Army and took it for a joyride on a highway in California.
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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    In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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    Richard Klinkhamer
    Richard Klinkhamer
    A year after his wife's disappearance, a Dutch crime writer named Richard Klinkhamer wrote a suspicious book about seven ways to kill your spouse. He became famous and spent the next decade hinting in print and on TV that he had murdered her. Finally, it turned out that he really had.
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    Nose prints can be used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!
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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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