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    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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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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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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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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    Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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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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