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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Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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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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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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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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