Neal Freiman
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Podcast Appearances
Now, there are clear signs that what's happening in New York is happening all across the world.
The more money you have is correlated to the number of mouths you've decided to feed.
I'd like to highlight another city, but it's so expensive here, and it's just truly crazy to talk about it.
Go back to Genghis Khan, though.
A 2003 genetic study found that one out of every 200 men worldwide may carry his Y chromosome.
That is crazy.
Okay, for my next number, the Louvre can't stop getting robbed or scammed.
Last week, Paris prosecutors announced that nine people had been detained in connection to an illegal ticket scheme that cost the art museum nearly $12 million over a decade.
These revelations come just months after robbers stole over $100 million worth of crown jewels in broad daylight, treasures that have still not been found.
The ticket scheme was similarly brazen.
The people accused include Chinese tour guides who would bring in groups of tourists up to 20 times a day, but reuse the same tickets multiple times.
They're also accused of dividing up their tours into smaller groups to avoid paying the museum a commission fee.
all helped by museum security who had been bribed to look the other way.
When asked whether the Louvre was out of control, the museum's number two told the AP that, essentially, yes it is.
Quite simply, the Louvre is the biggest museum in the world, he said, adding that statistically, fraud is inevitable at a building of this scale.
They also use the same ticket for multiple people.
The Louvre is pretty expensive.
This was happening up to 20 times a day over 10 years.
And I just love how the Louvre leadership is just shrugging their shoulders.
They're like, this thing is too big.