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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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    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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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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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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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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