Did You Know?

The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower – Twice!


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What if we told you that someone once sold the Eiffel Tower—not once, but twice—without even owning it? 🤯


Meet Victor Lustig, the greatest con artist in history. This charming, smooth-talking trickster convinced some of the wealthiest businessmen in France that he had the legal right to sell the Eiffel Tower as scrap metal—and they fell for it. But that was just one of his many legendary scams, including tricking Al Capone himself and escaping from prison multiple times.

How did he pull it off? And how did this mastermind fool the world for decades? Tune in to Did You Know? as we uncover the jaw-dropping true story of Victor Lustig, the man who sold the Eiffel Tower—twice! 🎙️🗼

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