Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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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 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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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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In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
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