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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft once sued a student named Mike Rowe for registering the domain 'MikeRoweSoft.com'.
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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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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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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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    Fines in Finland
    Fines in Finland
    In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
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    South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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    Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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