Guinness Family's Ill-Fated Empire

The "Guinness Curse" haunting the illustrious brewing family traces back to founder Arthur Guinness, who lost 10 of his 21 children while building the empire. The misfortunes extended to family members facing poverty, insanity, and alcoholism. Two family members died during World War II-one by Jewish terrorists and the other in combat-intensifying the curse, which resulted in a post-war period that was full of suicides, car accidents, and strange incidents.

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