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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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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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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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    In 2008, 500 truckloads of sand were stolen from a beach in Jamaica
    In 2008, a beach was stolen in Jamaica. The 500 truckloads of sand remain missing to this day.
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