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THE BABY MAGNET ($65,000 – $85,000)
During the 1930s, Joseph Figlock, a street sweeper in Detroit, found himself at the center of an unusual series of events. In 1937, while...
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Jan 122 min read
MORSE CODE ($55,000 – $80,000)
In 1825, Samuel Morse was commissioned to travel to Washington, DC to paint a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette. While working on the...
Jan 102 min read
FREE FALLING ($120,000 - $144,000)
On February 14, 2007, German paraglider Ewa Wiśnierska was training for the World Championships in New South Wales, Australia. Despite...
Jan 93 min read
MOTHER NATURE’S VELVET CROCHET ($65,000 – $75,000)
In the 1940s, Swiss engineer, George de Mestral took his dog for a stroll in the woods. Little did he know the significance of this this...
Dec 29, 20233 min read
UN-BELIEVE-IT ($180,000 – $190,000+)
As the son of Croatian immigrants, my life was full of unique experiences. Even back then, I had a feeling the other kids in my...
Dec 24, 20231 min read
HELLO, IS THIS SANTA?
In December 1955, amid the Cold War, a Sears store in Colorado Springs mistakenly published a newspaper ad with an incorrect phone number...
Dec 19, 20232 min read
700 BARS OF SOAP ($130,000+)
A few weeks ago, Sheldon Rushton, a construction worker in Halifax faced a unique challenge when tasked with moving a 200-year-old,...
Nov 30, 20232 min read
SNOWMAN ($100,000 – $110,000+)
In February 1956, a former plow horse from Pennsylvania's Amish country, faced a grim fate as he was earmarked for a slaughterhouse, at...
Nov 28, 20232 min read
OPEN SESAME ($100,000 – $110,000+)
In 2011, Stefan Thomas, a German programmer created a 'What Is Bitcoin' video for his client. He was paid 7,002 Bitcoins for his work....
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