The Man Who Was Killed By His Own Beard

A 16th-century Dutch mayor named Hans Staininger had the most magnificent face full of whiskers the world had ever seen — a hirsute magnificence that ultimately proved to be his undoing

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15 Keystone Cops Moments That Let Criminals Go Free

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15 Keystone Cops Moments That Let Criminals Go Free

It's a common trope in film and television to have law enforcement staffed by the most hilariously incompetent people known to man. It turns out the same really holds true for real life, too.

But, you know, don't go playing 'Yakety Sax' just yet, because some of these are pretty horrifying.

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