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    In 2008, 500 truckloads of sand were stolen from a beach in Jamaica
    In 2008, a beach was stolen in Jamaica. The 500 truckloads of sand remain missing to this day.
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    Amazing Plane Theft
    Amazing Plane Theft
    In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
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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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    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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    Pretty Boy Floyd
    Pretty Boy Floyd
    A bank robber named "Pretty Boy" Charles Floyd reportedly destroyed mortgage papers on heists, freeing hundreds of people from property debt.
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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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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