Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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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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It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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In 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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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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A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes! (and he is getting fed up of it)
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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 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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