Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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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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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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