Betcha Didn’t Know that a painting once stole the spotlight from the Olympics! In this episode, Andy Andrews reveals the jaw-dropping story of how Edvard Munch’s masterpiece, The Scream, was snatched right out of Norway’s National Museum on the very day the Winter Olympics kicked off in Lillehammer. With an unsecured window, outdated cameras, and a guard more focused on coffee than security, the scene was set for an audacious theft. Learn how this daring heist grabbed more global headlines than the Olympic opening ceremonies and dive into the murky world of art crime, where masterpieces vanish and resurface in the strangest ways. This tale is no brushstroke of luck – it’s a masterpiece of mischief!
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