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TIL There have been multiple instances of people stealing entire Bridges
(www.theguardian.com)
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Damn, They are stealing them to sell for scrap.
I was so hoping the "I have a bridge to sell you" joke was actually based on a real event,
This post made me curious to search it myself.
Turns out there was a conman who repeated scammed people into thinking they bought the Brooklyn Bridge. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/I_have_a_bridge_to_sell_you