The Greatest Diamond Heist of All Time Was Foiled By a Salami Sandwich

Where it All Began

It was February 16th, 2003, a freezing Sunday night in Belgium. Leonardo Notarbartolo pulled onto the E19 motorway, exiting Antwerp and heading north. In his passenger seat sat a fidgety man named Speedy. Neither of the men had slept in two days, and neither of them said a single word to one another. 

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The More You Know

  • If you take all the letters from the word "wizard" and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
  • About 7% of all humans who have ever lived are alive today.
  • Garfield used to own G-Mail.
  • The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
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