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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    In 1995, a man named Shawn Nelson stole a tank from the US Army and took it for a joyride on a highway in California.
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    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft once sued a student named Mike Rowe for registering the domain 'MikeRoweSoft.com'.
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    Amazing Plane Theft
    Amazing Plane Theft
    In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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    Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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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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