In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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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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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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According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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