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Historical mistakes that led to fatal consequences
Every time you do something stupid, remember that even the greats of this world have made mistakes. Make sure for yourself.
NASA employees accidentally erased all the tapes of the landing of people on the moon. Therefore, the original records of this event have not been preserved.
It took 117 years to build the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and only 10 years for it to start leaning.
The Titanic was considered unsinkable, so there were few lifeboats on board.
18. The Persians returned only the head of his ambassador to Genghis Khan, thus incurring the wrath of Mongolia.
17. Australia was discovered by the Dutch 100 years before the British. However, the Dutch ignored this discovery, considering Australia a useless desert.
16. Russia sold Alaska to the US at a price of 2 cents per acre (0.4 hectares), considering it worthless tundra.
15. The Inca ruler Atahualpa, knowing that the Spaniards had weapons, friendly received the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, for which 80,000 unarmed Inca warriors and the ruler himself paid.
The largest aircraft, the Hindenburg airship, was inflated with hydrogen, which caused its explosion and the death of 36 people.
In the 14th century, China abandoned its navy and introduced a policy of isolationism. It could be more powerful than any other European power.
The driver of Archduke Frans Ferdinand made the wrong fateful turn, which led the heir to the feet of his assassin Gavrila Princip, and the whole world – to the First World War.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor when no American aircraft carriers were in port.
The design defect caused the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the consequences of which affect to this day.
Twelve books refused to publish Harry Potter.
On his deathbed Alexander the Great refused to name his heir. This led to the fall of the empire he created.
Perhaps the greatest loss of ancient knowledge was the burning of the Library of Alexandria, the culprit of which was never found.
A group of conspirators believed that by killing Caesar, the republic would be saved from his dictatorship. However, they did not assume that this would unleash a civil war and elevate his heir to the throne.
In 1788, the Austrian army attacked its accidentally separated regiments and lost 10,000 men.
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NASA employees accidentally erased all the tapes of the landing of people on the moon. Therefore, the original records of this event have not been preserved.
It took 117 years to build the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and only 10 years for it to start leaning.
The Titanic was considered unsinkable, so there were few lifeboats on board.
18. The Persians returned only the head of his ambassador to Genghis Khan, thus incurring the wrath of Mongolia.
17. Australia was discovered by the Dutch 100 years before the British. However, the Dutch ignored this discovery, considering Australia a useless desert.
16. Russia sold Alaska to the US at a price of 2 cents per acre (0.4 hectares), considering it worthless tundra.
15. The Inca ruler Atahualpa, knowing that the Spaniards had weapons, friendly received the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, for which 80,000 unarmed Inca warriors and the ruler himself paid.
The largest aircraft, the Hindenburg airship, was inflated with hydrogen, which caused its explosion and the death of 36 people.
In the 14th century, China abandoned its navy and introduced a policy of isolationism. It could be more powerful than any other European power.
The driver of Archduke Frans Ferdinand made the wrong fateful turn, which led the heir to the feet of his assassin Gavrila Princip, and the whole world – to the First World War.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor when no American aircraft carriers were in port.
The design defect caused the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the consequences of which affect to this day.
Twelve books refused to publish Harry Potter.
On his deathbed Alexander the Great refused to name his heir. This led to the fall of the empire he created.
Perhaps the greatest loss of ancient knowledge was the burning of the Library of Alexandria, the culprit of which was never found.
A group of conspirators believed that by killing Caesar, the republic would be saved from his dictatorship. However, they did not assume that this would unleash a civil war and elevate his heir to the throne.
In 1788, the Austrian army attacked its accidentally separated regiments and lost 10,000 men.
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