Random Crime Facts

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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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    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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    In 2005, a man named Ronald MacDonald robbed Wendy's.
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    Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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    The Great Escape
    The Great Escape
    In 1986 federal prisoner Ronald J. McIntosh escaped during a prisoner transfer. A month later he returned in a stolen helicopter and broke out his girlfriend.
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    Bill Murray was arrested in 1970 for trying to smuggle 10lbs of Marijuana during his 20th Birthday.
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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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    Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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