The Most Insane Things That People Have Ever Stolen

Patiala Necklace

This gigantic piece of jewelry went missing from the royal treasury of Patiala in 1948. There were 2,930 diamonds on the necklace, including t the 428-carat De Beers diamond, the seventh-largest diamond in the world. 

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