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TIL while the overall crime rate in the US fell 45% between 1990 and 2012, the rate of imprisonment rose by 222% between 1980 and 2012. The per capita cost per inmate rose 250% in that same time period.

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16ok7 TIL: Saddam Hussein Claimed He Won The Gulf War.
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