Weirdest things ever stolen

Nov13,2023

In 2008, nearly 50 cast-iron manhole covers – each weighing around 150 pounds – were stolen from roadways and alleys in the Long Beach area of California

Manhole covers

Some time in 2022, an entire diesel train engine was disassembled piece-by-piece and stolen from a yard in India’s Begusarai district.

Train engine

George Washington’s wallet, on loan to the Old Barracks Museum in New Jersey, was stolen from the museum in early 1992.

George Washington's Wallet

Ever look at a bridge and feel like stealing it? While we don’t advise it, it can be done, as proven by a group of men that did exactly that in India in April 2022.

Bridge

In 2012, a man was arrested in Chile for stealing and smuggling about five tons of ice from the Jorge Montt glacier in the Patagonia region.

A glacier

According to some accounts, his doctor or his priest was responsible for removing it during the autopsy. It was allegedly then stolen by Napoleon’s chaplain

Napolean's Penis

In June 2017, the town of Dawson City in Yukon, Canada, was struck by a peculiar crime. Someone had stolen a severed toe from the prized collection of the Downtown Hotel

Human Toe

A pathologist named Thomas Harvey decided to remove Einstein’s brain, leading to him getting fired from Princeton hospital.

Einstein's Brain

In 2008, thieves in Jamaica stole hundreds of tons of valuable white sand – or an entire beach – from a planned resort on the island’s north coast.

A beach