Top 8 Biggest Things Ever Stolen

In our time, thieves and thugs taking your wallets or robbing liquor stores are a dime a dozen, but they’ve got nothing on the masterminds from this list. Ever tried to steal a giant bell? How about a whole beach?

Here are the 8 cases of theft where the size did matter.

1. A Giant Bell

It would seem that only one could steal a 1360 kg copper bell only using a car lift or something, but you’d be wrong. The giant bell was located in a Buddhist temple in Tacoma, Washington, but in 2005, it was stolen from the platform on which it stood, along with its wooden frame. Surprisingly, no one heard or noticed anything suspicious that night. But shortly after the incident, the police were able to catch the robbers who were at the time trying to sell the priceless relic for scrap.

2. The Stolen T-Rex

Even prehistoric dinosaur fossils are not safe in this world. One time in the Gobi desert, paleontologists discovered an almost complete T-Rex skeleton. That same day thieves somehow dug up all the bones and smuggled them to a different country. Years later, the bones finally hit the US auction houses. Fun fact: Nick Cage bought the skull of the T-Rex, but when he found out it was previously stolen, he demanded a refund. Eventually, all stolen fossils have been returned to the Mongolian government.

3. Art Thieves Still at Large

In 1990 two dudes dressed as police officers robbed the Boston Museum art gallery. They broke in, cut out the paintings, rolled them up, and poof – they disappeared. They got some Rembrandt’s, a couple of Vermeer’s, and five Degas’ paintings with an estimated value of $400,000,000. All items are yet to be found.