Facts about Crime
There has never been a Mafia don named Don.
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More people every year are killed by donkeys than in airplane crashes.
It is very unlikely to be killed in an airplane crash. |
America gains more money each year from marijuana than from corn, hay, and soybeans combined.
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Terrorists killed a total of 14 500 people in 2005. Of these, only 56 were American.
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Marijuana is not as chemically addictive as nicotine, alcohol, and caffeine.
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Pouring sugar into a gas tank will not destroy the car.
It is said that the sugar will disolve in the gasoline, enter the engine, where it will caremelize and ruin the engine. However, sugar does not dissolve in gasoline. The filters might need to be replaced, but this is trivial. |
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There have never been any 'Spunkball' deaths reported by the press or by the police.
Spunkball is a game where a rag soaked in gasoline, and lit up is thrown into an open car window. This has never happened. |
Sucking a penny will not reduce the alcohol smell for a breathalyzer test.
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Putting tinfoil on the hubcaps or hanging a CD from the mirror in a car will not hide it from a police radar.
The radars used rely on many things to calculate the speed of a moving vehicle, including sound (doppler effect), an actual radar, and other things. |
Hotel keycards do not have any personal information on them.
If your hotel keycard is stolen there is no risk of identity theft. |
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No slim jim has triggered an airbag and caused a death or injury.
A slim jim is a thin stick or metal rod that is used to unlock a car door if the key is accidentally left inside. |
You cannot avoid paying for traffic tickets by buying an International Driver’s License.
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Cell phones have not caused any explosions at gas stations.
Cell phones might possibly interfere with a pilot's transmission or cause an explosion at a gas stationm, but there have never been any cell phone-caused gas explosions. |
In New York, more people die of suicide than of murder.
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Paying your overdue credit card debts will not erase them from your record.
Bad credit history is always kept. |
We have not been able to create an acurate radiation detector that can distinguish between uranium and kitty litter.
Kitty litter and other innocent items are radioactive. |
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Black cars are not stolen more often because they are black.
Black is a popular colour with high performance car companies. The cars are stolen more often because of this. |
One person cannot tip a cow alone. Cow tipping is an almost impossible activity.
Cow tipping is when several people go to a field and tip over cows so they cannot get up. The cow would also react; kick or run away. |
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All natural skin care cream can refer to almost any ingredient and does not mean it is a good product.
All cosmetics contain synthetic materials. |
Airbags in cars can cause more harm than good to very short and very tall people.
Mostly affected are people shorter than 4 foot 11 inches or taller than 6 foot 3 inches. |
