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    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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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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    Less than 10% of criminals commit about 67% of all crime.
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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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    IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return
    According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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    Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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