Top 10 Most Expensive Human Errors in History

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Throughout history, some of the greatest catastrophes were caused by benign human errors but full of meaning. 
Basically, a wrong decision can be devastating, both economically and ecologically. I am obviously talking about oil spills and millions of tons of crude oil spilled into the sea that cause environmental disasters and decimate wildlife and marine flora.
Here are the 10 greatest human mistakes of history. When a single gesture becomes the cause of death, destruction and loss of money.
€ 160 million - a senior in 2010, has thrown away a winning lottery ticket by accident.
€ 800 million - In 1978, a defective equipment does cause the explosion of the nuclear power station "Three Mile Island" in Pennsylvania.
€ 1 billion - In 2003, a lost hunter uses a light signal and causes the worst fire in the history of California.
€ 1.2 billion - a defective part caused the crash of a stealth bomber on takeoff in 2008.
€ 3 billion - In 1994, a safety inspector forgets to replace a valve valve oil platform Congratulations.
€ 4 billion - The Exxon Valdez, containing 180,000 tons of crude oil equivalent, ran aground in Prince William Sound in Alaska in 1989 After investigation, it will prove to the captain of the tanker was under the influence. alcohol and will be made ​​responsible for this ecological catastophe. 
€ 5 billion - In 2002, the tanker "The Prestige" fails near the Spanish sides, killing more than 300,000 birds.
€ 5 billion - The space shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff in January 1986, killing all seven crew members.
€ 11 billion - Faulty equipment causes the explosion of the shuttle takeoff Colombia in February 2003, killing all seven members of the mission.
€ 340 billion - In 1986, the Chernobyl disaster caused the death of thousands of people, spreading a radioactive cloud over Europe.





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