Top 20 Typo Mistakes That Cost An Absolute FORTUNE!

Everyone make simple everyday typos, but you won't believe how expensive some typos can be. Here are 20 typos that ended up costing people a fortune, from thousands to millions of dollars! Subscribe for more! ► http://bit.ly/BeAmazedSubscribe ◄ Stay updated ► http://bit.ly/BeAmazedFacebook https://twitter.com/BeAmazedVideos http://ift.tt/2pJiCIQ ◄ For copyright queries or general inquiries please get in touch: beamazedvideos@gmail.com Credit: http://ift.tt/2ufgUkx Featuring these 20 typos: New York Subway - In 2013, the City of New York decided to increase the minimum amount travellers could deposit to their pay-and-ride cards, from $4.50 to $5. Canadian Miss Universe - I've never been in charge of adding up the scores at a Miss Universe contest. I guess you could get pretty easily distracted. Sydney Ambulance tragedy - Sadly, worse than monetary costs, typos can lead to loss of life. In 2013, in Sydney, Australia, an 18-month old toddler fell ill, and a doctor called for an ambulance to take him to hospital. Alitalia’s costly mistake - In 2006, Italy’s national airline, Alitalia, caused an online riot when it priced tickets from Toronto to Cyprus for $39. Amazon - Even the world’s biggest tech giants can make mistakes. In March 2017, an engineer working on Amazon’s Web Services team was supposed to take down a couple of servers for maintenance. New York mis-education - Back to New York now, and the city’s education department. In 2006, a bookkeeping typo caused the city to transfer the budget for education transportation, twice. The typo that saved millions - So far we’ve talked about little mistakes that cost fortunes, but here’s a typo that actually saved money. In March 2016, cyber hackers managed to penetrate the Bank of Bangladesh. Racist pasta - In 2010, Penguin Books of Australia published ‘The Pasta Bible’, which included a recipe for tagliatelle and sardines. The Wicked Bible - In 1631, British book publisher Baker Book House published a bible that accidentally rewrote the Ten Commandments. Because of a missing word, this bible declared that ‘thou shalt commit adultery’. Lockheed Martin - In the late 90s, aviation giant Lockheed Martin signed a multimillion dollar deal with an unnamed national air force to build C130J military aircraft. Typosquatting - Who hasn’t made a mistake typing in a web address from time to time? Web hustlers, known as typosquatters, buy up the domains for popular websites, except they’re misspelt by one or 2 letters. Typo lottery winner - In January 2016, Virginia store clerk Michael Donnelly tried to sell a customer a Powerball lottery ticket. Taylor & Son (s), Fruit plants, Exotic destinations? - In 1988, when Sonoma travel agency Banner Travel Services decided to take an ad out in the Yellow Pages, they got more than they bargained for. Everyone’s a winner - In 2007, a car dealership in Roswell, New Mexico, decided to run a lottery competition to drum up some custom. Macy’s necklace - In 2013, Macy’s wanted to mail an advertisement out across the US, promoting a $1500 necklace that was on sale for $479. Bargain! eBay ale - In 2007, a bottle of one of the rarest beers in the world was sold on eBay for a pittance, all because of a typo. Mizuho - In 2005, Japanese finance firm Mizuho Securities introduced a new company to its portfolio, the recruitment company J-Com Co. NASA - In 1962, NASA sent up the Mariner 1 interplanetary probe, heading for Venus. Unfortunately it never got there, exploding 5 minutes after takeoff.