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=== Assistant: Here’s another gem: The Codex Theft of Oltenia 1753. ===
Here’s another gem: The Codex Theft of Oltenia (1753).

In a sleepy village in Oltenia, Romania, a traveling scholar claimed to have discovered a mysterious manuscript—written in an indecipherable script and supposedly containing knowledge from an ancient, lost civilization. The scholar announced his find at a local inn, stirring intrigue and envy among the villagers.

Overnight, the codex vanished. What followed was a bizarre and short-lived episode of communal suspicion. Each household accused the other of stealing the manuscript. Local legend says the village elders organized a series of surreal "trials" to uncover the thief, including making suspects eat honey while reciting prayers (believed to expose liars).

The manuscript was never found, and no trace of its existence remains outside of oral folklore and a few handwritten accounts in the archives of a nearby monastery. Scholars have debated whether the codex was real or if the scholar fabricated the tale as part of an elaborate hoax. Either way, the entire village descended into chaos over a book no one could read.

That's obscure and wacky, wouldn’t you say?