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Tango0119 Dec 2025 12:59 p.m. PST

"Costly mistakes have been all too common throughout history. Take the time 20th Century Fox agreed to let George Lucas retain the rights to Star Wars merchandise, in exchange for just a few hundred thousand dollars. The studio had decades to kick itself for that ever since. Or take the medieval African ruler who decided to show off on a pilgrimage to Mecca with epically lavish largesse. It weakened and set the stage for the downfall of what until then had been a prosperous empire. Below are twenty five things about those and other costly mistakes from history…"

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