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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:06am On Jan 27, 2016 |
25. NASA accidentally taping over the moonlanding. In fact, there are no known original recordings of the event.
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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:12am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Others... Selling 610,000 shares instead of one In 2005, a Japanese trader cost his company £190m after aso-called "fat finger" tradein which he sold 610,000 shares for 1 yen (0.5p) instead of selling one share at 610,000 yen as he was supposed to.Despite repeated requests from Mizuho Securities to cancel the trade, the Tokyo Stock Exchange refused to comply and the company was forced to buy back the shares at an inflated cost. |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:14am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Not buying Google for $1m Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin approached Excite CEO George Bell in 1999, saying they were looking to sell the search engine for around $1m. With Bell notkeen on the initial offering, the pair went down to $750,000 in a bid to tempt him. He still rejected. Today, Google is valued at around $365bn. Oops. 10 Likes
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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by gunuvi(m): 9:18am On Jan 27, 2016 |
It is inspiring |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:18am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Ordering trains that were too wide The French state railway SNCF spent $15bnon a new fleet of trains this year. Unfortunately, they were too wide for 1,300 station platforms across the country; a problem that will costand estimated €50m (£36m)to fix.“It’s like ordering a big, new car without checking the width of your garage,” said Emmanuel Grondein, of the SUD-Rail trade union. |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:19am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Misspelling a company name The British government was sued for £9m after a clerical error inserting a rogue "s"saw the wrong company recorded as being in liquidation.More than 250 people lost their jobs when Companies House mistook a 124-year-old Welsh family business called Taylor and Sons for Taylor and Son - a company that filed for bankruptcy in 2009. |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:22am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Turning down Brian Acton and Jan Koum for a job Facebook turned down programmers Brian Acton and Jan Koumat job interviewsin 2009.Facebook turned me down. It was a great opportunity to connect with some fantastic people. Looking forward to life's next adventure.— Brian Acton (@brianacton)August 3, 2009A few years later, Facebook paid $19bn (£11.4bn) for WhatsApp - the company the pair had developed after being rejected. 3 Likes
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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:25am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Throwing away that Bitcoin portfolio. James Howells bought7,500 Bitcoins in 2009when their value was next to nothing. By 2013, one Bitcoin was worth £613, givingthe Welshman a portfolio worth £4.5m. The only trouble? He'd left his hard drive tucked away in a drawer for years and then thrown it away without a minute's thought. After realising his mistake, he made a hopeful trip to his local landfill site where he was told the hard drive could be at any spot under around 5ft of rubbish. 2 Likes |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:29am On Jan 27, 2016 |
U can add yours..even Nigeria versions Dasuki sharing money meant for arms to fight terrorism 2 Likes |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by Armaggedon: 9:44am On Jan 27, 2016 |
In 2015, nizoorians voted a man without certificate into power to save their country. He rather fast-fowarded the emmergence of the rising sun. 4 Likes |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 9:52am On Jan 27, 2016 |
[quote author=Armaggedon post=42364812]In 2015, nizoorians voted a man without certificate into power to save their country. He rather fast-fowarded the emmergence of the rising sun. [/quote who did u vote for? @ Mynd44 & OAM4J do something pls |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by Armaggedon: 9:59am On Jan 27, 2016 |
[quote author=EFCC1 post=42365068][/quote] bring it on if u want debate or remain a coward and call the mods 1 Like |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by Armaggedon: 10:00am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Armaggedon: |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by Armaggedon: 10:02am On Jan 27, 2016 |
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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 10:06am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Armaggedon: hahahaha.. you are funny my friend! d question was directed at u and I only wanted d mod to move it to FP |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by Armaggedon: 10:47am On Jan 27, 2016 |
EFCC1:sorry, i voted non |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by anangboy(m): 10:57am On Jan 27, 2016 |
TheArchangel: Your comment is basically from the vantage point of hindsight. The background story behind that sale is that Russia was in dire financial troubles and in need of funds to oil their war efforts, which was compounded by the view that some of that territory could be lost to the British in war efforts. It was chess not checkers- sell that snow desert to the Americans for millions and at the same time limit the march of British forces because of the presence of American interests nearby. Beyond the fossil fuels, Alaska is almost a dead zone. 2 Likes |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by SLIDEwaxie(m): 11:05am On Jan 27, 2016 |
anangboy:nice one 1 Like |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by 0955eb027(m): 12:16pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
That Trojan horse myth tho.. Stupidity at its peak |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by ezera(m): 1:05pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
Great historical insight. As a historian, I see this educative and of great importance. God save the Queen. God bless Nairaland and her MODs'. |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by olaglamour(f): 1:56pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
26. This post will not hit FP The post will not hit FP cos it's not about Sean Tizzle showing off his chest Tattoo. Am just kidding. Lalasticlala is knowledgeable supermod |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by micholalo(m): 2:10pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
EFCC1: What da fvck. Which kind devil dey romance dem. Wat a wasted effort |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by oglalasioux(m): 3:02pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
EFCC1: In invading the Soviet Union. |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by misterawo: 4:05pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
EFCC1: Left to me, the above is the greatest mistake ever made. Not only did it destroy Kwarezam which is the left over of Persian empire, it also paved the way for the Mongol invasion of Caucuses. They smashed the Georgian army which was set to reunite with their European counterparts for crusade to liberate Holy land. They also smashed Russia and conquered all the way to Hungary. It took the death of Ghengis Khan to spare Europe the wrath of Khan. This single biggest mistake still reverberate today in that part of the world. Prior to this, Mongol were essentially Chinese problem. Mongolian army were all mounted on a horseback. Shooting barrage of armour piercing arrows. It was difficult to defeat them. They were the fastest land army before the advent of automobile. They were equally brutal. No one was sparred. Women were raped and killed. Children were killed. They are brutal. They wiped out many races. |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by BeClever: 4:06pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
Removing Obasanjo from prison and making him the president of Nigeria and him Obasanjo in turn increasing the benefits and allowances of political office holder, theirby making Nigeria politics a do-or-die affairs. Leading to 16years of waste. The foundation of our political acrimony.. Buhari's own will be worse. 3 Likes |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by MansaMoussa: 4:07pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
1. Obasanjo, rejecting the blueprint for a functional uranium enrichment programme offered by the North Koreans in 2002 in exchange for some Oil. 2. Failure of the 1966 young turks to kill Col. Hassan Katsina...( he eventually turned the whole coup into a tribal affair and heralded the subsequent progroms that culminated in the civil war). 3.Failure if the Ghanaian Military Contigent to evacuate Samuel Doe in the face of Charles Tailors Advance. 4.Failure of Montezuma to declare war on the Spaniards instead of paying the biggest ransom in history.. the Spaniards would have been annihilated by the Aztecs. 5.Hitlers decision to forsake Moscow to attack Leningrad when Moscow was within Artillery range. 6. When Afonja called Alimi to help him rebel against the Alaafin. 7. The Killing of Boko Haram's founder Muhammed Yusuf. 8. The shooting down of President Habyarima's plane in Rwanda 9. Paris not returning Helen to the Greeks 10. Africa not developing a sophisticated System of written History. 1 Like |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 10:58pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
olaglamour: as if u knew |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 10:59pm On Jan 27, 2016 |
MansaMoussa: lolz.. u must b an elder statesman 1 Like |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by atymat: 11:59am On Jan 28, 2016 |
Palestinians sold their lands to Jews 1 Like |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by BankeSmalls(f): 12:18pm On Jan 28, 2016 |
26. Nigeria electing a man who has zero certificate to try his luck at taking the country forward. 1 Like |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by Nobody: 12:43pm On Jan 28, 2016 |
Voting goodluck jonathan should be on the list 1 Like |
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 8:29pm On Jan 28, 2016 |
BankeSmalls:Luck u said |
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