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Ridges on Coins

What is the purpose of the ridges on the edges of coins? Without ridges, it is possible to scrape some shavings of metal off coins without being obvious. In the days when coins were made of silver or gold, a person could otherwise have made a good but illegal living from shaving coins and selling the precious metal.

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Author jeffPosted on September 18, 2018Categories Crime & The Law, Money, TechnologyLeave a comment on Ridges on Coins

Prisoners in Texas

Prisoners in Texas may have face-lifts, liposuction, any kind of plastic surgery they want at taxpayers expense.

Author jeffPosted on September 17, 2018Categories Crime & The Law, Medicine, MoneyLeave a comment on Prisoners in Texas

Detecting Counterfeit Cash

One of the ways the US Federal Reserve detects counterfeits is to check the iron content of the ink.

Author jeffPosted on September 16, 2018Categories Crime & The Law, MoneyLeave a comment on Detecting Counterfeit Cash

Counterfeiting

The United States Secret Service was originated in 1865 to combat counterfeit money. There was a time when as much as one third of all the money in America was counterfeit. Some Americans are still at it. Currently, a quarter-million dollars in new counterfeit money appears daily.

Author jeffPosted on September 16, 2018Categories American History, Crime & The Law, History, MoneyLeave a comment on Counterfeiting

Champagne Corks

Some countries have passed laws that restrict the popping of champagne corks. The wine bottles sold in those countries must have tethers that keep the cork from flying across the room. In the United States, there are several law suits every year initiated by people injured from champagne corks.

Author jeffPosted on September 10, 2018Categories Bad Things, Crime & The Law, Food and DrinkLeave a comment on Champagne Corks

Hippocrates

After reading the books that interested him, Hippocrates (for whom the Hippocratic oath of medicine is named) supposedly burned down a library, so that his competitors would not have access to the same information.

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Author jeffPosted on September 9, 2018Categories Bad Things, Crime & The Law, History, Literary, World HistoryLeave a comment on Hippocrates

Legally Married

At a wedding in Los Angeles a woman legally married a rock.

Author jeffPosted on September 8, 2018Categories Crime & The Law, RelationshipLeave a comment on Legally Married

Prisoners and Programming

Approximately 66 percent of convicted criminals end up back in prison again after release. In San Quentin prison, they teach some of the prisoners computer programming. less than 6 percent of these prisoners return to prison.

Author jeffPosted on September 2, 2018Categories Children and Education, Crime & The LawLeave a comment on Prisoners and Programming

School Vandal

At a school that had suffered much damage by a vandal who used spray paint: A boy carrying spray paint while walking across the roof late at night, fell through a skylight into the gymnasium and was paralyzed. He sued the school district (taxpayers) for his injuries and won!

Author jeffPosted on September 2, 2018Categories Children and Education, Crime & The LawLeave a comment on School Vandal

Attacking Teachers

Every day, 200 teachers are physically attacked by their students.

Author jeffPosted on September 2, 2018Categories Bad Things, Children and Education, Crime & The LawLeave a comment on Attacking Teachers

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