About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.
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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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Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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