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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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.
2
There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
6
A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes! (and he is getting fed up of it)
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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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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
41