The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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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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Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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In 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300,000,000 Yen robbery remains unsolved to this day.
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