Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

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    Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    In 2008, 500 truckloads of sand were stolen from a beach in Jamaica
    In 2008, a beach was stolen in Jamaica. The 500 truckloads of sand remain missing to this day.
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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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    Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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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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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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