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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    Self-Trolling
    Self-Trolling
    A woman in Britain was sentenced to 20 months in jail for creating fake Facebook profiles and trolling herself.
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    In 1970, Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substance Act into law, making DMT and many other substances illegal. However, DMT is produced naturally by the body, and found in a multitude of human bodily fluids and tissues. Essentially, this makes all humans illegal.
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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 Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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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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    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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