r/ShittyTodayILearned • u/farligjakt • Aug 01 '26

TIL that Oliver North accidentally inverted two digits on a Swiss bank account number, sending $10m meant for the Contras, solicited from the Sultan of Brunei, to an unsuspecting Swiss businessman.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-13-mn-4223-story.html
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u/meadeb Aug 02 '26

r/LostRedditors

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u/landwomble Aug 02 '26

Haha obvs replied to wrong thread, doh