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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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    Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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    Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.
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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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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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