10) Brad Pitt
Nationality : American
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9) Tom Cruise
Nationality : American
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The Theft of Mona Lisa.
This article is about the theft of the most famous painting in the world - The Mona Lisa ( or La Gioconda in Italian ;
La Joconde in French)
Mona lisa was stolen right from the wall of Louvre (Museum in Paris, France) on 21 August 1911. This crime was unimaginable by all. Shocked by the incident, the curator of Egyptian antiquities was contacted by the museum authorities. He, in turn, called the Paris police. About 60 investigators were sent over to the Louvre shortly after noon. They closed the museum and carried on their search.
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| Lourve, Paris. |
Unfortunately, there was no evidence at all, except a fingerprint on the painting's frame.
Most Peculiar Heists (thefts) ever !
Here especially for you guys, is a list of top 6 most extraordinary and "out-of-the-box" heists.
6) D.B.COOPER HEIST:1971
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| Sketch of D.B. Cooper |
One of the biggest unsolved air piracy act in the American history which occurred on 24th November 1971 when an unidentified man but known by a common media miscommunication as D.B. Cooper alone hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft. He lit a cigarette and ordered the air hostess Schaffner a bourbon and soda. Later he dropped a note in her purse, which she assumed his phone number. Cooper leaned toward her and whispered, "Miss, you'd better look at that note. I have a bomb."
The note was printed in neat, all-capital letters with a felt pen. It read, approximately, "I have a bomb in my briefcase. I will use it if necessary. I want you to sit next to me. You are being hijacked." Schaffner did as requested, then quietly asked to see the bomb. Cooper cracked open his briefcase long enough for her to glimpse eight red cylinders("four on top of four") attached to wires coated with red insulation, and a large cylindrical battery. After closing the briefcase, he dictated his demands: $200,000 in "negotiable American currency"; four parachutes (two primary and two reserve); and a fuel truck standing by in Seattle to refuel the aircraft upon arrival. Schaffner did as she was told. When she returned, he was wearing dark sunglasses. He then jumped out of the aircraft with a parachute somewhere in between Portland, Oregon and Seattle. Even after years of searches and on going FBI investigation, the heister has never been able to get located neither identified and nor the ransom money was recovered, although it is believed he parachuted to an uncertain fate and did not survive his risky jump. But his case has grown up to 60 volumes of case files till today and remains one of the most important cases in the Bureau.
The note was printed in neat, all-capital letters with a felt pen. It read, approximately, "I have a bomb in my briefcase. I will use it if necessary. I want you to sit next to me. You are being hijacked." Schaffner did as requested, then quietly asked to see the bomb. Cooper cracked open his briefcase long enough for her to glimpse eight red cylinders("four on top of four") attached to wires coated with red insulation, and a large cylindrical battery. After closing the briefcase, he dictated his demands: $200,000 in "negotiable American currency"; four parachutes (two primary and two reserve); and a fuel truck standing by in Seattle to refuel the aircraft upon arrival. Schaffner did as she was told. When she returned, he was wearing dark sunglasses. He then jumped out of the aircraft with a parachute somewhere in between Portland, Oregon and Seattle. Even after years of searches and on going FBI investigation, the heister has never been able to get located neither identified and nor the ransom money was recovered, although it is believed he parachuted to an uncertain fate and did not survive his risky jump. But his case has grown up to 60 volumes of case files till today and remains one of the most important cases in the Bureau.
15 Rare Unusual Flowers. Mesmerising Pics!
If you're a boy, you're probably not much interested in watching pictures of flowers, but this is surely gonna shock you.
You'd have never believed they exist. See how mysterious is our nature. It has things we'd never have imagined.
Dancing Girls (Impatiens Bequaertii)
Laughing Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrys bomybliflora)
You'd have never believed they exist. See how mysterious is our nature. It has things we'd never have imagined.
Dancing Girls (Impatiens Bequaertii)
Laughing Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrys bomybliflora)
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