In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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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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If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.
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It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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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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