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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    Pretty Boy Floyd
    Pretty Boy Floyd
    A bank robber named "Pretty Boy" Charles Floyd reportedly destroyed mortgage papers on heists, freeing hundreds of people from property debt.
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    16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    Yakuza Aid
    Yakuza Aid
    During the 1995 and 2011 Japanese Earthquakes, the Yakuza provided aid such as food, water, blankets, and diapers, much faster than the Japanese government.
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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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    Amazing Plane Theft
    Amazing Plane Theft
    In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
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