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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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    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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    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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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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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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