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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.
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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison 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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    Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft once sued a student named Mike Rowe for registering the domain 'MikeRoweSoft.com'.
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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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