The Wonderful World of Completely Random Facts — Issue 8

Quite a Theft

In 2012, a gang in the Czech Republic stole a 10-ton metal bridge and 650 feet of railroad track to sell for scrap metal. The gang arrived in Slavkov with forged documents saying the bridge was to be removed to make way for a new cycle route. By the time anyone checked on the gang, the thieves had dismantled the bridge and took it away.