If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.
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Nose prints can be used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!
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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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There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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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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