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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If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.
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A Missouri family sued the previous owners of a house that they had just bought after Brown Recluse Spiders "started bleeding out of the walls." An expert came in and estimated that the house was infested with 4,000 – 5,000 of the spiders.
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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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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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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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It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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