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He Invented a Country. Then He Sold Its Land to Real People.
Two ships crossed the Atlantic for a capital drawn on maps. As the coast came into view, something became impossible to explain.
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He Paid 10,000 Bitcoins for Two Pizzas. And No, It Wasn’t Foolish.
Laszlo only wanted to avoid cooking. He would wait four days, chase strangers online and end up receiving much more than dinner.
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The Titanic Sank. For Her, It Was Only the Beginning.
Violet Jessop went to sea to earn a living. The ocean would ask much more of her.
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They Hired Her to Sew. On the Island, She Had to Learn Everything Else.
Ada Blackjack was neither an explorer nor a hunter. Yet she agreed to live north of Siberia because her son needed her.
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In the Scrap Yard, a Powder Glowed Beautiful Blue. No One Knew What It Was Doing to Their Bodies.
An abandoned radiotherapy machine was broken open in a Goiânia neighbourhood. The caesium passed from hand to hand before anyone understood why people were falling…
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Account 88888 Was Meant to Hide Small Errors. It Swallowed a 233-Year-Old Bank.
In Singapore, Nick Leeson reported almost risk-free profits. In London, no one looked closely enough at the hundreds of millions being sent to him.
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The Sheikh Was Fake. The Envelopes, Politicians and Hidden Cameras Were Not.
The FBI wanted to recover stolen paintings. Its fictional billionaire ended up meeting members of Congress prepared to sell their influence.
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The Trolleybus Vanished Underwater. He Kept Diving Until His Lungs Gave Out.
Shavarsh Karapetyan had just finished training when the vehicle left the road. Ten metres underwater, its windows would not open.