Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
46
Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
7
No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
37
There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
46
A Missouri family sued the previous owners of a house that they had just bought after Brown Recluse Spiders "started bleeding out of the walls." An expert came in and estimated that the house was infested with 4,000 – 5,000 of the spiders.
2
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.
162
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
101