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Published 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ford’s flashy new car was supposed to be the future. Instead, it became the most famous flop in automotive history.

Before “Ponzi scheme” was a term, there was Ponzi himself—running the ultimate get-rich-quick con until it all collapsed.

A $400 juicer that couldn’t survive the realization you could squeeze the packets by hand. Peak Silicon Valley absurdity.

From scrappy startup to online payments giant, the early PayPal crew would go on to run the tech world. But first, chaos.

Power struggles, big buyouts, and billion-dollar egos. The PayPal story only gets messier.

The alumni club that went on to shape modern tech—for better, worse, and everything in between.

A prodigy flutist who pulled off one of the strangest heists in history: stealing rare bird skins for fly-tying fanatics.

Fast cars, fiery temper, and a brand built on speed and spectacle. Ferrari’s legacy isn’t all shiny red paint.

Cooking the books with “mark-to-market” accounting until the entire house of cards collapsed in scandal.

The most dangerous amusement park in America. When the business model is “let them get hurt,” lawsuits are inevitable.

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