Law and Crime Facts

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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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    Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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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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    Self-Trolling
    Self-Trolling
    A woman in Britain was sentenced to 20 months in jail for creating fake Facebook profiles and trolling herself.
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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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    Nose prints can be used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!
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