An American sued the lottery: due to a technical error, he 'lost' $340 million

Washington resident John Cheeks saw that his lottery ticket numbers matched the numbers on the lottery website. That meant he won the $340 million jackpot. But Powerball and the DC Lottery say it was a technical error, the BBC reported. As I said myself...

22 times the world was on the verge of the third world: the mistakes that almost led to the Apocalypse

The Cold War is long over, but we still live under the sword of Damocles of an unprovoked or mistaken nuclear strike - and there are already at least 22 cases where the world was on the brink of destruction, writes the BBC. It happened in the middle of the night on the 25th...

The Chinese airline sold tickets for $1,4: the error was noticed too late, and the flight took place

One Chinese carrier said it would not cancel flights priced at 10 Chinese yuan (about $1,40) that were sold at that price due to a system glitch. Business Insider told us more. According to media reports, the failure occurred...

An American was mistakenly kept in prison for 3 days: a 48-year-old woman was confused with a 26-year-old criminal

A tourist from Texas was detained at the exit of a cruise ship in the port of the Everglades. She was charged with a felony of endangering children. She spent three nights in the Broward County jail, but it turned out that law enforcement officers detained the wrong person…

Google accidentally sent users money and decided not to take it back

Many users report that Google Pay has accidentally deposited between $10 and $1000 into their accounts. Android researcher Mishaal Rahman ran into the bug and shared the details on Twitter. Ars Technica writes about it. The money came through the Google Pay "reward" program. How…

During an exercise, FBI agents broke into the wrong hotel room and detained a shocked guest

Members of the FBI and the US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) were conducting exercises in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. They raided the wrong hotel room and mistakenly detained the wrong person. CNN writes about it. The FBI said its Boston unit...

A $1 bill can bring you up to $150: collectors buy expensive banknotes

Before spending $1 from your wallet, do a little research. You may have more money than you think. U.S. numismatists are willing to pay $150 looking for rare one dollar bills with a specific misprint from the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. About…

Hospital patients were told they had cancer instead of being told Merry Christmas

Hundreds of patients mistakenly received a lung cancer diagnosis from their doctor instead of a Merry Christmas message. More about this was told by the Telegraph. Patients registered with Askern Medical Practice near Doncaster, UK have received messages informing them that…

The clinic confused the donor during IVF: now the child has two families that are friends with each other

Donna and Vanner Johnson received an unexpected surprise on their 16th wedding anniversary in 2019 - it turned out that Vanner was not the father of their son Tim, who was then 12 years old. How it happened, told the New York Post. Spouses living in the state ...

Copy-paste is to blame: Nevada resident accidentally bought 87 plots for the price of one

The Nevada homebuyer literally got more than she bargained for. She accidentally bought 87 properties for the price of one house. How could this happen, according to USA Today. The buyer originally purchased a single family home in Sparks, NV for $594…

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