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Biggest Things Ever Stolen - Part 2

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Be Amazed

History, Society & Culture, Leisure, Science, Documentary

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Be honest, have you ever stolen something? Maybe you snuck your sibling’s phone to play games without them knowing, or maybe you swiped a pack of cookies from the store. These might be small indiscretions, but compared to some things that’ve been stolen throughout history, they’re downright pathetic! I mean, what’s a pack of cookies compared to an entire house, a giant ship, or even a skyscraper! Yeah, get ready to be schooled in the art of stealing, as we take a look at even more of the biggest things that have ever been stolen! 



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0:00.0

Be honest, have you ever stolen something?

0:03.8

Maybe you snuck your siblings' phone to play games without them knowing, or maybe you

0:07.7

swiped a pack of cookies from the store.

0:10.5

These might be small indiscretions, but compared to some things that have been stolen throughout

0:15.1

history, they're downright pathetic.

0:18.2

I mean, what's a pack of cookies compared to an entire house, a giant ship, or even a skyscraper?

0:24.7

Yeah, get ready to be schooled in the art of stealing as we take a look at even more of the biggest things that have ever been stolen.

0:34.4

You're listening.

0:35.7

You're listening.

0:36.9

You're listening to be amazed.

0:42.3

If I could drive any vehicle on Earth, it'd be a tank. They're huge, they're intimidating, and they've got great big cannons on the front.

0:52.3

They're the perfect vehicle, in my opinion.

0:55.2

Of course, I'd need the right credentials.

0:57.4

Not just anyone can drive these war machines.

1:00.1

Though, try telling that to Sean Nelson.

1:02.8

On the evening of May 17, 1995, the citizens of San Diego

1:06.9

who were commuting through the city witnessed

1:08.9

the terrifying sight of a tank rolling down the streets.

1:12.6

Former U.S. Marine Sean Nelson had swiped an M60A3 patent tank from the California National Guard Armory

1:19.6

and was rampaging through the neighborhood.

1:22.6

Now an M60A3 tank is some 31 feet long and weighs more than 57 tons fully loaded.

1:29.9

Luckily, this tank wasn't loaded, but still, not even the biggest fire truck of the time would have been weighty enough to stop this rolling monster.

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