Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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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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It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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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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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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In 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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