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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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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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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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    Whipping Tom
    Whipping Tom
    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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    Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.
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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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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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