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  2. Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors - Wikipedia

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    Alive tells the story of an Uruguayan rugby team (who were alumni of Stella Maris College ), and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. The plane crashed into the Andes mountains on Friday 13 October 1972. Of the 45 people on the flight, only 16 survived 72 days of sub-zero temperatures.

  3. T. E. Lawrence - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918) against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and ...

  4. Bermuda Triangle - Wikipedia

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    One plane crash was said to have taken place in 1937, off Daytona Beach, Florida, in front of hundreds of witnesses. [20] The legend of the Bermuda Triangle is a manufactured mystery, perpetuated by writers who either purposely or unknowingly made use of misconceptions, faulty reasoning, and sensationalism .

  5. See photos of the real 1972 Andes plane crash that ... - AOL

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    Gina Vivinetto. Updated March 1, 2024 at 2:57 PM. "Society of the Snow" is earning raves for its a ccurate depiction of the terrifying 1972 plane crash in the Andes mountains that involved a ...

  6. 2007–2008 financial crisis - Wikipedia

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    The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis ( GFC ), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression. Predatory lending in the form of subprime mortgages targeting low-income homebuyers, [1] excessive risk-taking by global financial institutions, [2] a continuous buildup of toxic assets within banks ...

  7. Here’s the Real Story Behind the ‘Ferrari’ Crash Scene

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    Ford v Ferrari was a box office smash in 2019, and now the Ferrari movie is taking a closer look at both Ferrari as a brand, as well as the man behind the company, Enzo Ferrari. The film stars ...

  8. Crash (Ballard novel) - Wikipedia

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    Crash (Ballard novel) Crash. (Ballard novel) Crash is a novel by English author J. G. Ballard, first published in 1973 with cover designed by Bill Botten. It follows a group of car-crash fetishists who become sexually aroused by staging and participating in car accidents, inspired by the famous crashes of celebrities.

  9. Subprime mortgage crisis - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The American subprime mortgage crisis was a multinational financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010 that contributed to the 2007–2008 global financial crisis. [1] [2] The crisis led to a severe economic recession, with millions of people losing their jobs and many businesses going bankrupt.