Fun Facts Daily3 Okt 2025

Fun Facts About Wild Crimes

The first Friday of every month is a Family Fun Friday here on Fun Facts Daily. This month, we are exploring history with some of the most amazingly audacious criminals on the planet. Han van Meegeren was a highly skilled Dutch painter who became a legendary art forger. He duped high-ranking Nazi officials with a fake Vermeer and later had to prove his fraud in court to avoid charges of treason. Learn about the enduring mystery of D.B. Cooper, the anonymous hijacker who, in 1971, extorted a $200,000 ransom before parachuting from a Boeing 727 into a stormy night, vanishing forever in America's only unsolved air piracy case. Learn about the brazen theatrics of Victor Lustig, the man who famously "sold" the Eiffel Tower for scrap metal and later conned Al Capone. Related episodes Who ARTed | The Unvelievable Story of Han van Meegeren Fun Facts About the Eiffel Tower Want to learn more? Head over to my website www.funfactsdailypod.com and be sure to listen to my other podcasts Who ARTed: Weekly Art History for All Ages or Art Smart. For family fun, check out my son's podcast Rainbow Puppy Science Lab Fun Facts Daily is an Airwave Media Podcast. If you are interested in advertising on this or any other Airwave Media show, email: advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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