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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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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    Yakuza Aid
    Yakuza Aid
    During the 1995 and 2011 Japanese Earthquakes, the Yakuza provided aid such as food, water, blankets, and diapers, much faster than the Japanese government.
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    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.
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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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    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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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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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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