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    Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.
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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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    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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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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    Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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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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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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