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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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    Whipping Tom
    Whipping Tom
    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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    In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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    Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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    North Korea Cannabis
    North Korea Cannabis
    The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure is North Korea.
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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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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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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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