In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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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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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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Nose prints can be used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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