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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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    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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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    Missing Plane
    Missing Plane
    In 2003, a Boeing 727-223 was stolen from an airport in Angola. Despite a worldwide search, it still has not been found.
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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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    The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.
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    A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes! (and he is getting fed up of it)
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    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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