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Alcatraz was built to be escape-proof. • Sharks in the water • Guards on every tower • Freezing currents no man could survive For years, no one made it out until June 11, 1962. The true story of the greatest prison break in history:
Larry Ellison might be the wildest CEO Silicon Valley has ever seen. • Lives in his private Hawaiian island • Hired spies to take down Microsoft • Steve Jobs and Elon Musk studied his playbook Here’s how he crushed IBM and built Oracle into a $400B empire:
In 1975, a Kodak engineer invented the world’s first digital camera. It could have revolutionized photography. But Kodak buried it by saying, “That’s cute, but don’t tell anyone.” What happened next became the costliest mistake in business history:
In 1822, Gregor MacGregor pulled off the greatest scam in history. He invented a fake country, sold 8 million acres of it, and convinced hundreds to move there. Here’s the unbelievable story of the greatest con artist ever:
Triple Whale raised $52M to kill dashboards. 40,000+ brands like OUAI and True Classic now run on 100+ AI agents that analyze, decide, and act on autopilot. This is Triple Whale: the world’s first AI COO...
2,000 years ago, Seneca wrote a letter to a friend. In 800 words, he explained how to face fear, anxiety, and death. Here’s why this 2,000-year-old letter could change your life today:
