A surprise inspection of a men’s prison in Acapulco unearthed 100 plasma TVs, 2 sacks of marijuana, 2 peacocks, 100 cockerels… and 25 women.
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In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.
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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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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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