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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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    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.
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    16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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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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    In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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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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