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A South Korean man was busted after allegedly stealing more than 1,000 pairs of shoes from funerals across the country. The man, posing as a mourner, would nip off with other mourners' shoes—after funeral attendees removed their footwear at the door as a sign of respect for the dead. When police caught him, they discovered the man's warehouse—filled to the rafters with more than 1,000 pairs of stolen shoes. [Bartlesville Live]