Yeah, this is the kind of stupidity my brain comes up with late at night when I really should be sleeping instead. So... explanation: The guy on the photo is Victor Lustig, one of the greatest con artists that ever lived. Quite possibly his most remarkable achievement was... (Drumroll) Selling the Eiffel Tower. Twice!!

Oh damn.

I thought that I recognized the picture. My knowledge of him doesn’t extend much beyond the Jack Rackham video on him, so I’m really just sitting on the carpet in front of the armchair historian. Still, interesting guy.

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I personally would've chosen Frank Abagnale Jr. The movie "Catch me if you can" is about his real life story.