In 2022, two men filed a $5M lawsuit against Universal after paying $3.99 each to watch the movie Yesterday, expecting to see Ana de Armas from the trailer—only to find she wasn’t in the film at all.
When Facebook hired graffiti artist David Choe to paint murals in its new office in 2005, he opted for company shares instead of cash. That decision paid off in 2012, when Facebook's IPO made his shares worth roughly $200 million.
Omaima Nelson was an Egyptian model who allegedly had an unhappy marriage and decided to get out of it. She later went to a former partner with garbage bags and asked him to help dispose of them, even offering him $75,000. Instead, he contacted the police.
Ashley Wadsworth was described as someone who always looked out for others. In November 2021, she moved to the UK to be with her long-distance boyfriend. Two days before her flight home, her family lost contact with her, and she was later found dead in her boyfriend's apartment.
Ashley Wadsworth was in a long-distance relationship and traveled to the UK to live with her boyfriend. Two days before her flight home, her family couldn't reach her. She was later found in his flat after he filmed a confession video and casually started playing Xbox.
Biannca Edmunds was locked in a bitter custody battle with her former partner and didn't want him to see their son. She manipulated her new husband into going after him, leading to a violent confrontation between the two men. Biannca escaped justice for years before police reopened the case.
Wyoming entered the Union in 1890, refusing to ban women from voting and telling Congress, "We will stay out of the Union a hundred years rather than come in without our women."
In 2005, an 11-year-old Harry Kane was photographed with David Beckham at his academy launch alongside his school friend Katie Goodland. Years later, Harry and Katie got married, and he went on to become captain of the England national team.
For most of the 1800s, restaurants, cafés, bars and hotels were largely off-limits to unaccompanied women. Department stores changed that by offering safe spaces to shop and socialize—an ‘Adam-less Eden.’ By the 20th century, luxury stores had become cultural icons, turning shopping into an art form
A waitress in Alabama was tipped a lottery ticket that won her $10 million — then faced lawsuits from coworkers, from the man who gave her the ticket, and from the IRS, and her ex-husband kidnapped her (she shot him to escape).
21-year-old student vanished after a late-night restaurant shift. CCTV showed her being forced into her own car, then driven to ATMs for cash withdrawals. The attacker wore a GPS ankle monitor, but it was not actively monitored in real time. She was later found at a metro park.
In his will, Freddie Mercury told Mary Austin, “If things had been different, you would have been my wife, and this would have been yours anyway.” She remained the closest person in his life, and to this day, she is the only person who knows the location of his ashes.
Woman celebrating her 36th birthday in Costa Rica vanished after a stormy night alone at her Airbnb. The property’s security guard claimed she left at 5 a.m., but days later she was found in a nearby wooded area. DNA evidence linked the guard, who had access to her apartment with a master key
Six-year-old Macie Semrau of Eliot, Maine, helped save her father after finding him unconscious. She unlocked his phone, searched Google for police, and called for help.