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    Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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    Richard Klinkhamer
    Richard Klinkhamer
    A year after his wife's disappearance, a Dutch crime writer named Richard Klinkhamer wrote a suspicious book about seven ways to kill your spouse. He became famous and spent the next decade hinting in print and on TV that he had murdered her. Finally, it turned out that he really had.
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    Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.
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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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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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    The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.
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