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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About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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In 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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There’s a law in Canada called the “Apology Act” which prevents parties from using an apology as a statement of fault in court.
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The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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