81: Minutes thieves spent in Boston’s Gardner Museum when they stole $300 million worth of art in 1990
13: Number of works stolen, including one Vermeer, three Rembrandts, five Degas and a Manet
23: Age of rock-musician, occasional-marijuana-smoking museum security guard who buzzed in the thieves (dressed as police officers)
8:15 a.m.: Time police found the guards, bound in duct tape
5: Percentage of stolen artwork that is returned to owners
Source: Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/news/specials/gardner_heist/heist/)
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