stackyFACTSA minor typographical error absolutely destroyed a historic engineering business. A government agency accidentally inserted a stray 's' into a company registry, falsely reporting that the highly successful 'Taylor & Sons' was bankrupt, causing their panicked suppliers to instantly pull contracts and force the actual company into real ruin.
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