Cristoffer Columbus discovers ..
Columbus’s goal was to find a faster trade route to the Far East.
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| Category | History |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
Emigration to New Zealand
The secretary of our department had always had a passion for New Zealand and decided to emigrate there. Nature, rest and adventure were her most ...
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| Category | Personal |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
The romances of Carla Bruni
Carla Bruni, the wife of French president Sarkozy, has a long history of romances with famous and powerful men. The 39 year old French-Italian ...
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| Category | Personal |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
The missed penalty kick of John Terry
Captain John Terry had the chance to win the 2007/2008 Champions League final for Chelsea in a direct duel with Edwin van der Sar.
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| Category | Sports |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
Cornetto... with chocolatecone
The Italian Ice Cream company Spica developed the forerunner of the Cornetto in 1959. When Unilever visited Spica in 1962, they were so enthusiastic ...
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| Category | Food |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
Sinclair ZX80, the first affordable home computer
Inventor Clive Sinclair set himself the goal of developing and bringing to market the first really affordable home computer: it was to be ...
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| Category | Technology |
| Viewed | 3527 |
| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
My career and life?!
On the surface everything looked great: a good job in a good company, a girlfriend, loving parents, family and a sufficient amount of friends. The ...
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| Category | Personal |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
Ice lolly
In 1905 the 11-year old Frank Epperson decided to make himself a nice drink to combat his thirst…
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| Category | Food |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
Ether parties and the discovery of anaesthesia
At the start of the 19th century, so-called “ether and laughing gas parties” were very popular. Guests would inhale some ether fumes or ...
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| Category | Science |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |
Vincent van Gogh a brilliant failure?
It may seem strange at first glance to find the impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh among the cases at the Institute for Brilliant Failures…
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| Category | Art |
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| Failure Added | 25-5-2009 |