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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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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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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