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TIL Pennsylvania’s Seal has a reverse side, which depicts Liberty holding a wand topped by a liberty cap. In her right hand is a drawn sword. She is “trampling upon tyrrany, represented by a lion.” The entire design is encircled by the legend "Both Can't Survive.”

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KOBKE TIL In California shoplifting below $950 is a misdemeanor, it means shoplifters face no pursuit and no punishment. Thanks to Proposition 47.
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