In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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A Missouri family sued the previous owners of a house that they had just bought after Brown Recluse Spiders "started bleeding out of the walls." An expert came in and estimated that the house was infested with 4,000 – 5,000 of the spiders.
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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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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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Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar made so much money, he spent over $2,500 every month just on rubber bands to bundle up his stacks of cash.
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Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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