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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 252 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 152 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 142 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 32 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 222 min read
HIDE & SEEK ($120,000 – $125,000+)
In 2012, a tourist group in Iceland stopped near a volcanic canyon. After a break, one woman was reported missing – described as an Asian...
Jul 192 min read
GIANT KILLER ($110,000 – $120,000+)
Richard J. Flaherty was never supposed to wear the uniform. At 4'9" and barely 90 pounds, the Army rejected him outright – too small, too...
Jul 182 min read
FLUKE ($67,000 + CAR ALLOWANCE + GAS CARD)
In 1958, engineer Wilson Greatbatch was wiring a heart rhythm recorder when he reached for a resistor – like grabbing a spice while...
Jul 172 min read
FLIP THE SCRIPT
Know more about advertising than the reps calling on you? It might be time to consider flipping the script with your career! Are you a...
Jul 21 min read
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