Nov 11 You suddenly have an unlimited amount of the thing described in your username. What are you rich with?
Nov 10 TIL in 2005 a typo nearly bankrupted one of Japan’s largest investment banks, Mizuho Securities. A broker mistakenly sold 610,000 shares at 1 yen each instead of 1 share at 610,000 yen. Attempts to cancel the trade failed. Mizuho lost over $225 million in minutes.
Nov 11 Virologist Beata Halassy has successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting the tumour with lab-grown viruses sparking discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation.
Nov 10 Tomoaki Hamatsu spent 15 months being isolated and naked, competing on a game show which he thought would be edited and broadcast at a later date. Instead, unbeknownst to him, it was live steamed to millions of Japanese viewers. Link in comments.
