22. Get Your Own Personal Piece of the Berlin Wall!
The day the Berlin Wall came down was a momentous event, something that continues to live on in the minds and memories of those who witnessed that day. But it seems one man, Volker Pawlowski, was particularly clever in that moment as he got the idea to buy pieces of it to sell later on. He did, in fact, make quite a tidy profit.
As chunks of concrete crumbled, symbolizing the end of divisions and the start of a new era, Pawlowski saw not just rubble, but relics. While others celebrated the fall, he envisioned future nostalgia, turning remnants of the Cold War into collectors’ items. His foresight paid off, as pieces of history were transformed into tangible memories.