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    The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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    Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.
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    Unique Prison in Brazil
    Unique Prison in Brazil
    There is a prison in Brazil that allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles, providing electricity to a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences.
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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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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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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.
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    North Korea Cannabis
    North Korea Cannabis
    The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure is North Korea.
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