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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    In 1970, Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substance Act into law, making DMT and many other substances illegal. However, DMT is produced naturally by the body, and found in a multitude of human bodily fluids and tissues. Essentially, this makes all humans illegal.
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    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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    In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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    Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.
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