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17 Dead in Bus Crash on Hillside Road in Prachinburi
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Watch: Five-Minute Heist: The £4.8m Golden Toilet Stolen in Daring Raid
Looks like copper to me....but who gives a poop? 💩 -
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What's cheaper nowadays?
Yes Lazada and TEMU look cheaper than the shops , I wonder if ALI Express are still around? But of course the downside to buying online is the wait for them to arrive But yes looks like online is cheaper than the markets and shops at Tuk com -
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Introspection: Are You a Chronic Complainer, or Are These Just Minor Inconveniences?
Boroscopes, as far as I know, are used to determine the thickness of gold plating on costume jewelry. At least, decades ago....this is what I used them for. -
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Guarding Kids: Thailand's New Stance on E-Cigarettes
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Watch: Five-Minute Heist: The £4.8m Golden Toilet Stolen in Daring Raid
The theft of a solid gold lavatory worth £4.8 million from Blenheim Palace was carried out in a meticulously planned operation that took just five minutes, a court has heard. Five men stand accused of stealing the 18-carat gold artwork, titled *America*, created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. The fully functioning toilet had been installed only days before its disappearance in September 2019. They smashed through locked wooden gates, drove across a field to the palace’s front steps, and broke in through a window. Once inside, they headed directly to the cubicle where the toilet was installed, broke down its wooden door, unplumbed the fixture, and made their escape—all within a matter of minutes. Water poured from the severed pipes as they fled. The court heard that sledgehammers were abandoned at the scene. Despite investigations, the golden toilet has never been recovered and is believed to have been melted down and sold in parts. One of the accused, Michael Jones, 39, from Oxford, pleaded not guilty in January to stealing the artwork. Prosecutors allege that he was involved in reconnaissance, having taken a photograph of the lavatory the day before the burglary. Two other defendants, Frederick Sines, 36, also known as Frederick Doe, from Winkfield, Windsor, Berkshire, and Bora Guccuk, 41, from west London, deny conspiracy to transfer criminal property. The prosecution claims they assisted another suspect, James Sheen, in selling portions of the stolen gold in the weeks after the heist. Sheen, 40, from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, has already pleaded guilty to burglary, conspiracy to transfer criminal property, and one count of transferring criminal property. His guilty plea was entered at Oxford Crown Court in April 2024. "The work of art was never recovered. It appears to have been split up into smaller amounts of gold and never recovered," Christopher said. The case continues as the court examines the evidence surrounding one of the most brazen art heists in recent history. Based on a report by The Times 2025-02-24
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