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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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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It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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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 US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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