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TIL that in 2005, Japanese investment bank Mizuho Securities lost the equivalent of $285 million in just a few minutes due to one typo. The firm tried to sell 1 share for 610,000 yen but ended up selling 610,000 shares for 1 yen each. Mizuho was almost bankrupted.

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vPbaj TIL that even enemies of the Aztecs who were chosen for sacrifice understood their role to be sacrificed to the gods, because they practiced the same religion. Victims were expected to greet passerby, bless children, visit people in their homes, and even lead sacred songs, processions, and dances.
4XK7N TIL of the Great Whiskey Fire of Dulbin that killed 13 people in 1875. None perished as a result of smoke, burns, or inhalation. All victims died of alcohol poisoning by drinking the whiskey flowing through the streets.
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