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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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    Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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    Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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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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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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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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