Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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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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    Unique Prison in Brazil
    Unique Prison in Brazil
    There is a prison in Brazil that allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles, providing electricity to a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences.
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    In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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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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