In 2002, 19-year-old British garbage man Michael Carroll won nearly £10 million in the National Lottery.
But instead of building a new life with the money, he spent millions on crack cocaine, gambling, luxury jewelry, prostitutes, cars, and wild parties.
He even bought a luxury mansion and reportedly destroyed it by hosting demolition derby races in his own backyard.
By 2010, just 8 years after winning the jackpot, the entire fortune was gone.
Broke and bankrupt, Carroll ended up right back where he started, working as a garbage man again.
The word cereal comes from Latin Cereālis, meaning “of Ceres” — Ceres being the Roman goddess of agriculture and grain. This makes the core origin of the word explicitly tied to ancient Roman religion and the cultivation of grain.
Recorded in April 1957, Sonny Rollins “Volume 2” featured the great tenor saxophonist with trombonist J.J. Johnson, pianists Thelonious Monk & Horace Silver, bassist Paul Chambers & drummer Art Blakey on a set of standards, Monk tunes & Rollins originals: https://t.co/W9cxG8b2ON
May 26th, 2026, marks 100 years since the birth of Miles Davis. My time playing in Miles's quintet was like being in a science lab: Miles was the head chemist, and the rest of us were the chemicals.
I have a few shows coming up in his honor. Visit https://t.co/hIjh3xLYCv
Our great Patriarch has left us for higher realms. Maestro Sonny Rollins was a relentless seeker of sound, and a deep spiritual seeker. His contribution to this music is major and continues to inspire. A life well lived Maestro. Hari Om Tat Sat. Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
A man who reads old books cannot be fully captured by modern stupidity. He has dead kings, prophets, poets, killers, saints, drunks, generals, and madmen whispering in his bloodstream. The feed has no chance against this.