California crime: Social media influencer robbed at Hollywood Hills of estimated $1 million

A social media influencer was robbed of $1 million following an overnight robbery in Hollywood Hills, California, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police responded to the armed robbery at a home believed to be used as an Airbnb by social media influencer Nour Atta, around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, Fox LA reported.

Nour Atta, known to his over 271,000 Instagram followers as @nourtrades, told LAPD investigators at least two suspects wearing ski masks entered the home and began yelling at them.

"I didn't hear a lot, I just heard yelling. A bunch of ‘get up, get up’ this, that. I'm sure a lot of people know me online, it's very easy to find me out and that's just what's going on out here, especially in LA," Atta told FOX LA.

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One of the suspects had a firearm and pointed it at Atta, he told Fox LA. The assailant later physically struck Atta, who suffered head injuries, according to the report.

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During their invasion, the suspects allegedly ransacked the home of an estimated $1 million, the LAPD said.

Atta told FOX LA that he left the back door unlocked, which is believed to be how the intruders entered the multi-million-dollar home.

Police are continuing to investigate the robbery and are urging anyone with information to come forward. 

On this day in history, Nov. 24, 1874, the first commercially successful barbed wire is patented

Barbed wire is a commonly used product in agriculture, transportation and other industries. 

The unique design and structure make this wire creation sturdy — and sometimes harmful to the touch. 

And on this day in history, Nov. 24, 1874, the first commercially successful barbed wire was patented by Joseph Farwell Glidden. 

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Glidden was an American farmer originally from Charlestown, New Hampshire. 

After growing up in Clarendon, New York, and finishing school, he returned to his father’s farm to work, according to Britannica. 

Years later, he landed in De Kalb, Illinois, and obtained a farm of his own. 

After seeing a sample of barbed wire at the De Kalb Count Fair in 1873, Glidden decided to make some improvements of his own on the product — and ultimately applied for a U.S. patent. 

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But he was not alone.

Two other men also applied for a barbed wire patent with changes of their own: lumberman Jacob Haish and merchant Isaac Leonard Ellwood, according to Encyclopedia online.

Glidden, however, was the man who was awarded the patent. 

The original patent on barbed wire was filed in the United States in 1867, but Glidden obtained the patent on the new and improved form in 1874, according to Britannica.

Barbed wire normally consists of two long wires that are twisted together to form a cable. 

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The wire comes in many varieties, depending on its uses. 

"Barbed wire will discourage unwanted entry and is suited to a variety of containment needs," according to the Home Depot website about store-bought barbed wire.

"It can also be used with chain link or other fencing barriers for an additional layer of security."

Shortly after obtaining the patent, Glidden also developed a machine to help with producing the new and improved barbed wire. 

Glidden then asked Isaac L. Ellwood to join him in creating a fencing company: Barb Fence Company of De Kalb.

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The two worked together to create the product, which served as a way to protect livestock on their land. 

The option of wood fencing was always there; however, it was expensive for landowners with hundreds of thousands of acres. 

Barbed wire, however, was cheaper and easier to install. 

Just one year after creating the fencing company, Glidden sold his half of the business to the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, according to Encyclopedia online.

Glidden was thought to have received more than $60,000 and royalties for life on the patent. 

Just 15 years after the creation of barbed wire, fenced-in land replaced the once-open range in the western United States, according to Britannica.