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    Interesting Facts For Curious Minds: 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In Between

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    INCREDIBLE CRIME FACTS
     
                In 2016, Chastity Eugina Hopson “learned” on social media that
    meth and heroin could be contaminated with the Ebola strain. So, she
    did the responsible thing and gave her stash to the police.
     
                Jeffrey Dahmer’s neighbors in his Milwaukee apartment building
    said he was a really nice and quiet guy. He even occasionally gave his
    neighbors some “homemade” sandwiches.
     
                In a fictional “crime caper” story, the reader or viewer knows the
    identity of the criminal, with the focus being on the “heist.” Capers
    are generally lighter and less violent than a straight crime story.
     
                Contrary to common media portrayals, most burglaries take place
    between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Professional crooks strike when
    homeowners are at work or school.
     
                Nearly every royal tomb from ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom (ca.
    1,550-1,075 BCE) was plundered. In most cases, it was the original
    tomb builders who took everything.
     
           Studies show that only about half of all serious violent crimes in the
    US – which include rape, robbery, and aggravated assault – are
    reported.
     
           The “Florida Man” internet meme – where strange crimes committed
    by men from Florida are humorously showcased – became popular in
    2013. It then made a comeback in 2020.
     
                On March 18, 1990, thieves made off with 13 works of art from
    the  Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum  in  Boston, Massachusetts
    valued at $600 million by the late 2000s. No arrests have been made,
    although known mobsters are suspected.
     
                Most of the world’s most industrialized nations have abolished
    execution as the top criminal punishment. The US, Japan, and
    Singapore are three notable exceptions.
     
                In 2010, a Florida crew of five criminals led by Jose David Diaz-
    Marrero stole some vases that contained what they believed were
    crushed up pills. After snorting the substance, they later learned it was
    the ashes of a man and two great Danes.
     
           The Romans built the Mamertine Prison in the 7th century BCE as a
    place of temporary detention. The Christian saints’ Peter and Paul
    were held there.
     
           Necrophilia is punishable by death in the Philippines, but due to legal
    loopholes, it’s technically legal in many US states.
     
           Mohammad Ashan was a Taliban terrorist with $100 on his head. In
    2012, Ashan attempted to turn himself in to get the reward but was
    arrested instead.
     
           According to the FBI, Anchorage, Alaska ranked second among US
    cities in crime rate. The cold weather apparently doesn’t keep the
    criminals in check.
     
           From 1986 to 2013, Christopher Thomas Knight (born 1965) lived as
    a hermit in rural Maine. He burglarized homes and camps
    occasionally, which is how he was eventually caught.
     
           Mexico comes in at a moderately safe 44th overall in terms of crime
    rate. But in 2019, the five cities with the highest homicide rates were
    all in Mexico.
     
                Ancient Egyptian criminals could be lashed or even have their nose
    and ears amputated before being sent to work in a granite quarry.
    Tomb robbers were often impaled.
     

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