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    South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft once sued a student named Mike Rowe for registering the domain 'MikeRoweSoft.com'.
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    Fines in Finland
    Fines in Finland
    In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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    Pretty Boy Floyd
    Pretty Boy Floyd
    A bank robber named "Pretty Boy" Charles Floyd reportedly destroyed mortgage papers on heists, freeing hundreds of people from property debt.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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