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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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    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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    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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    In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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    South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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    Fines in Finland
    Fines in Finland
    In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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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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