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A Chinese Businessman Hired a Hitman to Take Out His Competitor. The Hitman Hired Another Man to Do the Job, Which Led to a Five-Man Chain of Bumbling Subcontractors.
November 13, 2022
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Fragging Refers to a Soldier's Deliberate or Attempted Killing of a Fellow Soldier. The Term was Coined by US Military Personnel During the Vietnam War.
November 13, 2022
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In the State of New Jersey, It is Illegal for Criminals to Wear Bulletproof Vests While Committing a Crime.
November 9, 2022
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The First Victim of the Chernobyl Disaster was Valery Khodemchuk. He Died as the Reactor Exploded. His Body was Never Found and was Entombed in the Wreckage of the Power Plant.
November 4, 2022
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In 2013, in Florida, a Sinkhole Unexpectedly Opened Up Beneath a Man's Bedroom While He was Sleeping and Swallowed Him Whole.
November 2, 2022
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Francis Henning Made Up Half a Million Counterfeit Nickels Called Henning Nickels. Several of these were Later Recovered, Melted Down and Made Into Actual Nickels by the US Mint.
November 1, 2022
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In 2007, Somali Pirates Seized a North Korean Cargo Vessel. An American Warship answered the Ship's Distress Call. They Took Over the Ship and Gave Medical Assistance to the North Koreans.
October 30, 2022
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A Surgeon in the UK was Struck Off and Convicted of Assault After Branding His Initials in Two Patients’ Livers Back in 2013. This was Discovered by Another Doctor When Another Organ He Transplanted Failed.
October 27, 2022
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In the 1970s the Ford Transit Van, with Car Performance and Space for 1.75 Tonnes of Loot was Used in 95% of Bank Robberies in the United Kingdom.
October 26, 2022
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The National Park Service has Their Own Investigative Service Branch. The FBI of the National Park Services Has Been Solving Cold Cases for Decades in the Words of Conditions.
October 19, 2022
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Gloria Williams Posed as a Hospital Employee and Abuducted Kamiyah Mobley from her Mother’s Arms in the Maternity Ward. Williams was Sentenced to 18 Years.
October 17, 2022
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An 8-Year-Old Boy Learned How to Drive on YouTube and Drove to McDonald’s to Satisfy a Cheeseburger Craving.
October 17, 2022
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The New York Ripper, Richard Cottingham, Convicted of Murdering 12 People, Shared an Office with The Dating Game Killer, Rodney Alcala.
October 14, 2022
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In 2006, a Mother and Son were Convicted of Trying to Extort Money from Cracker Barrel. They Claimed That They Found a Dead Mouse in the Soup. The Restaurant Chain Filed Charges After a Necropsy Proved That the Mouse Had No Soup in its Lungs.
October 14, 2022
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In the Early 1970s, the Cannabis Strain, Called “Acapulco Gold,” was so Popular at Columbia University that the College had a Dedicated Smuggling Route Through Austin, Texas.
October 12, 2022
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Over 20 US States Have Official Militaries Not Subject to the Jurisdiction or Command of the Federal Government. They are Known as State Defense Forces.
October 7, 2022
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The US Military Played Metallica to Weaken Prisoners They Planned to Interrogate. They Stopped Doing So After the Band Objected, Saying That They Did Not Want to Encourage Violence.
October 5, 2022
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Mohammaed Aisah, a Sailor, was Stranded on a Cargo Ship Near the Suez Canal for Almost 4 Years. The Ship's Owner had Financial Difficulties, and the Captain Left the Vessel. The Courts Decided that the Lone Sailor Aboard be the Legal Guardian of the Ship.
October 2, 2022
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Texas No Longer Accepts “Last Meal” Requests for Death Row Inmates After Lawrence Brewer, A White Supremacist, and Convicted Murderer, Ordered a Feast and Refused to Eat It.
September 24, 2022
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Ethel Rosenberg’s Execution was Deemed Barbaric. After She was Given Three Shocks, Her Heart was Still Beating. Two More Shocks were Applied, and Smoke Rose from Her Head.
September 23, 2022
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