Pocketed Pompeii Stones, Pele's Curse and 'Sorry Rocks': Why Souvenir Theft Keeps Coming Back to Haunt Tourists
From Pompeii arrests to Pele's Curse and Uluru's 'sorry rocks', why taking stones or sand from famous sites br...
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