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Tag: Culture
This Google Exec jumped from 130,000 feet
Our world teems with unsung heroes, extraordinary individuals whose accomplishments push the boundaries of what is possible. One such person is Robert Alan Eustace, a name you might not instantly recognize, but whose achievement is truly out of this world.
Salvator Mundi: The Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold
In November 2017, the art world was stunned when an enigmatic painting of Christ called Salvator Mundi sold for a record-shattering $450 million at auction.
How the Eiffel Tower Was Built: The Marvel of 1889
In the winter of 1887, Parisian journalists gathered at a curious construction site on the Champ de Mars. There, amid wooden scaffolding and the rhythmic clang of hammers, they witnessed what one reporter would describe as men "reaping lightning bolts in the clouds."
Alan Smithee: The Worst Director in Hollywood
For over 30 years, one name appeared again and again as the director of some of the worst movies ever made - Alan Smithee. But Alan Smithee wasn't a real person. He was a pseudonym used by Hollywood directors who wanted to disavow their finished films.
Emmanuel Nwude: How he pulled off the $242 Million Nigerian airport scam
In the late 1990s, a brazen fraudster named Emmanuel Nwude pulled off one of history's most outrageous cons - selling a fictional airport to a gullible Brazilian bank director for a whopping $242 million.
Ea-Nasir: The World’s First Bad Businessman and Oldest Customer Complaint
The next time you find yourself composing an angry email to customer service, take comfort in knowing you're participating in a tradition nearly four millennia old. Long before Yelp reviews and Twitter rants, an irate customer named Nanni etched his frustrations into clay, creating what would become the world's oldest documented customer complaint. His target? A copper merchant named Ea-Nasir...
