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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 grin

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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.

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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

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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by Armaggedon: 10:00am On Jan 27, 2016
Armaggedon:
In 2015, nizoorians voted a man without certificate into power to save their country. He rather fast-fowarded the emmergence of the rising sun.
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:
bring it on if u want debate or remain a coward and call the mods


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:


hahahaha.. you are funny my friend!
d question was directed at u and I only wanted d mod to move it to FP
sorry, i voted non
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by anangboy(m): 10:57am On Jan 27, 2016
TheArchangel:
Russian czars should be exhumed and burned. Imagine!!
Alaska...is American's oilfield now.

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.

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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by SLIDEwaxie(m): 11:05am On Jan 27, 2016
anangboy:


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.
nice one

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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:
24. It took 177 years to build the Tower of Pisaand only 10 years for it to start leaning

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:
19. Hitler thinking he could do any better than Napoleon

In invading the Soviet Union.
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by misterawo: 4:05pm On Jan 27, 2016
EFCC1:
18. The Persians sending Genghis Khan's ambassador back to Genghis Khan withouta head and bringing the wrath of Mongolia down on themselves.

another explanation...
enghis Khan, the ruler of the Mongol empire had sought to open diplomatic and trade links with Ala ad-Din Muhammad, Shah of the neighbouring Khwarezmid empire (modern day Iraq/Iran) in the 13th century.However, after the offer was rejected and a Mongol diplomat beheaded, Khan reacted furiously, sending in an estimated 200,000 warriors and utterly destroying the empire

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.

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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.

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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 10:58pm On Jan 27, 2016
olaglamour:
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

as if u knew
Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 10:59pm On Jan 27, 2016
MansaMoussa:
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.

lolz.. u must b an elder statesman

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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by atymat: 11:59am On Jan 28, 2016
Palestinians sold their lands to Jews

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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. cheesy

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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

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Re: 25 Biggest And Most Embarrassing Mistakes Ever Made by EFCC1(m): 8:29pm On Jan 28, 2016
BankeSmalls:
26. Nigeria electing a man who has zero certificate to try his luck at taking the country forward. cheesy

Luck u said grin

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