Philippines

In 1593, a soldier named Gil Pérez allegedly fell asleep on guard duty in Manila, Philippines, and woke up in Mexico City. Arrested as an intruder, he described the governor's assassination before the news reached Mexico and was freed when confirmed.

In 1992, Pepsi's bottle cap sweepstakes in the Philippines accidentally printed the grand prize number on 800,000 caps. When Pepsi refused to pay the $32 billion total, riots broke out and at least five people died.

The "Bataan Death March" during the Pacific War killed about 20,000 prisoners due to one officer's forgery. Japanese Lt. Colonel Tsuji Masanobu changed the order from "guard prisoners" to "execute prisoners." He was never punished and became a bestselling author and politician.

Legend has it that in 1593, a soldier named Gil Pérez fell asleep while guarding in the Philippines and woke up in Mexico City, thousands of kilometers away. He accurately reported the Philippine governor's assassination, and months later, ship passengers confirmed his account.