Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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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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In 1995, a man named Shawn Nelson stole a tank from the US Army and took it for a joyride on a highway in California.
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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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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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There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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