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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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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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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