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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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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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    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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    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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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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    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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