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Added on: 8th Oct 2016

 

THE LARGEST BANK HEIST IN HISTORY HAPPENED

WHEN $1 BILLION WAS STOLEN FROM THE

CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ…ONE DAY BEFORE

THE US STARTED BOMBING

The largest bank heist in history happened when $1 billion was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq...one day before the US started bombing

 

 

IN 1978, THIEVES HELD THE BODY OF CHARLIE

CHAPLIN FOR RANSOM BUT HIS WIDOW REFUSED

TO PAY IT BECAUSE SHE SAID "CHARLIE WOULD

HAVE FOUND IT RIDICULOUS"

In 1978, thieves held the body of Charlie Chaplin for ransom but his widow refused to pay it because she said

 

 

THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS IS

FAMOUS FOR HOLDING ONE RECORD…IT IS

THE MOST STOLEN BOOK FROM PUBLIC LIBRARIES

The Guinness Book of World Records is famous for holding one record...it is the most stolen book from public librariesx

 

 

IN 1911, WHEN THE MONA LISA WAS STOLEN,

POLICE ARRESTED PABLO PICASSO

In 1911, when the Mona Lisa was stolen, police arrested Pablo Picasso

 

 

MAGIC TRICKS ARE NOT COVERED BY COPYRIGHT

LAW. WHICH MEANS YOU CAN STEAL THEM

Magic tricks are not covered by copyright law. Which means you can steal them...

 

 

A SECURITY GUARD IS PAID TO SIT NEXT TO A

STATUE OF JOHN LENNON IN HAVANA, CUBA. HE IS

TASKED WITH ADDING OR REMOVING LENNON'S

GLASSES ACCORDING TO THE REQUESTS OF

TOURISTS. THIS IS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM

STEALING THE GLASSES (WHICH HAS

HAPPENED A LOT IN THE PAST)

A security guard is paid to sit next a the statue of John Lennon in Havana, Cuba and put is glasses on/off when requested because otherwise they are stolen so often

 

 

IN 2008, A BEACH IN JAMAICA DISAPPEARED OVERNIGHT

WHEN NEARLY 500 TRUCKLOADS OF SAND WERE STOLEN

In 2008, a beach in Jamaica disappeared overnight when nearly 500 truckloads of sand were stolen

 

 

IN 1987, A SMALL RADIOACTIVE DEVICE WAS STOLEN

FROM A HOSPITAL IN BRAZIL. UNFORTUNATELY

FOR THE THIEVES (WHO DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS

RADIOACTIVE) FOUR PEOPLE DIED AND

200 WERE POISONED

In 1987, a small radioactive device was stolen from a hospital in Brazil. Unfortunately for the thieves (who didn't know it was radioactive) four people died and 200 were poisoned

 


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