WHAT'S THE CRAZIEST THING EVER STOLEN?

Most robberies involve the sort of goods you would typically expect - jewellery, electronics, or just plain old cash.

- CAMILLA MILLS

But some thieves set their sights on rather more unusual loot. Here's some of the strangest things ever stolen.

WHITE GOLD

In 2022, thieves made off with 60 containers of bull semen from a farm in Olfen, Germany. It might seem like a strange thing to steal, but bull sperm is an extremely valuable commodity, used for the artificial insemination of cows. (In the UK, 75 per cent of dairy cattle breeding is done via artificial insemination.) Sometimes called 'white gold', bull semen can sell for tens of thousands of pounds per millilitre. The thieves must have come prepared, because semen needs to be supercooled in liquid nitrogen at -196°C (-320°F) to prevent it from spoiling.

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