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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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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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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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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In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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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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