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CHAFF ($60,000 – $80,000)
During World War II, British and American air forces conducted bombing raids over Europe. To disrupt the enemy's radar systems, they...
Aug 26, 20252 min read
BREATHLESS ($50,000 – $70,000)
On June 14, 2025, in a quiet pool in Opatija, Croatia, freediver Vitomir Maričić took a deep breath and didn’t surface again for 29...
Aug 26, 20252 min read
COLLAPSE ($150,000 – $220,000)
Barings Bank was one of the oldest and most respected banks in England, founded in 1762 and famously used by the royal family. For over...
Aug 26, 20252 min read
JUMP KING ($60,000 – $80,000)
On August 30, 1991, the world watched in awe as American track and field athlete Mike Powell launched himself into history. With a leap...
Aug 25, 20252 min read
THE GREAT IMPOSTOR ($175,000 – $250,000)
Ferdinand Waldo Demara, born December 21, 1921, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, didn’t just bend the truth, he lived inside it. History...
Aug 25, 20252 min read
LAWN CHAIR LARRY ($50,000 – $55,000)
On July 2, 1982, a man named Larry Walters decided it was time to fly. Not on a plane. Not in a glider – but in a lawn chair!Armed with...
Aug 15, 20252 min read
HOLE-IN-ONE ($65,000 + CAR ALLOWANCE + GAS CARD)
If you're a golfer, you may already know this – but in case you don't, it’s worth a look. In Pineville, North Carolina, there's an...
Aug 14, 20252 min read
THE 20-MINUTE KING ($58,000)
Louis XIX, (better known as Louis Antoine), never officially became the king of France. That said, he was next in line for the throne...
Aug 3, 20252 min read
LEAP OF FAITH | $115,000 – $190,000 (USD)
Paris, 1912. A winter crowd gathered below the Eiffel Tower, breath misting in the cold air. Above them, an inventor stood stiff in a...
Jul 22, 20252 min read
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