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· Jacob Wagner
Why Do Some Prices End with ‘.99’ While Others Are Rounded Up?
Ever wondered why most prices end in “.99,” while some others are rounded ($20.00) and yet others seem to have little rhyme or reason ($16.34)? There are two theories for why ending prices with “.99” increases sales, according to The Atlantic. The first theory involves the…
· Jacob Wagner
Researchers Discover Something Terrible in Rice That Commonly Causes Cancer
Researchers have discovered some troubling news about a popular food we all eat: rice is loaded with cancer-causing inorganic arsenic — so much that they are recommending small children not to eat rice “more than twice per month.” In findings released yesterday, Consumer Reports…
· Max Chang
Six Little Kids Were Treated to a $220 Seven-Course Meal at a Fancy Restaurant — Their Reactions Were Priceless
Recently, the New York Times invited six second graders from P.S. 295 in Brooklyn, New York to a seven-course tasting menu at renowned French restaurant Daniel. The kids were served by five waiters and their meals were prepared by chef Daniel Boulud himself.
· Benny Luo
After Getting Fired From Apple, Steve Jobs Had One Man Document His Incredible Comeback
For many of us, Steve Jobs is seen as an iconic innovator. But in addition to his meticulous work creating new, game-changing products, he put equal hard work into preventing those products’ details from being leaked to the press before they were publicly launched. With his need…
· Benny Luo
Inside the Ultra-Exclusive Black American Express Card Made Only For the Elite
The American Express Centurion Card aka the Black American Express card is literally the most exclusive charge card in the world. One needs to spend over $250,000 a year, meet net worth requirements and have impeccable credit in order to be eligible for it. The initiation fee is…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Coca-Cola is Paying Nutritionists to Advertise Coke as a Healthy Snack
Coca-Cola is now selling itself as a healthy snack. A public relations blitz launched last month for American Heart Month promoted the soda as nutritional when consumed in moderation. Coca-Cola, facing declining sales, paid fitness and nutrition experts to write up articles and…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A Plastic Bag of Air from a Kanye West Concert Almost Sold for $60,000 on Ebay
Kanye West can sell anything he wants, and his fans will buy it. Earlier, we reported that West’s new sneakers for Adidas were being sold on eBay for $3,000. Now, apparently, all West has to do is breathe, and it will be worth $60,000. That’s right. A bag of West’s air from a…
· Jacob Wagner
Tourists From This Country Spent a Whopping $163 Billion Overseas in 2014
Yes, that’s a billion with a “B.” According to a report by Xinhua, tourists from China spent around $1 trillion yuan (roughly $163 billion) overseas last year. That figure exceeded the $155 billion estimation by the China Tourism Academy. Gao Hucheng, China’s Commerce Minister…
· Editorial Staff
REVEALED: The Apple Watch Gold Model is Going to Start at a Whopping $10,000
The much-anticipated Apple Watch has finally been unveiled, and it’s not going to be cheap. During a press conference on Monday, Apple revealed how much customers would be shelling out for each model.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Kanye West’s New $350 Sneaker Completely Sell Out, Now Fetch Over $3,000 on eBay
Kanye West’s new sneaker, the Kanye West x Adidas Originals Yeezy 750 Boost, is a huge hit. That’s no surprise to fans of the 37-year-old rapper and to sneaker enthusiasts, who gobbled up the over-$300 designer shoes in record speed.
· Benny Luo
How a 24-Year-Old Aspiring Space Colonist is Preparing to Give Birth on Mars
In 2010, a Netherlands-based non-profit called Mars One was launched with the goal of being the first organization to send humans to Mars for colonization by 2025. In 2013, the company put out an open call to find anyone interested in a one-way ticket to the Red Planet. They…
· Jacob Wagner
Man Finds Rare Swiss Watch at Goodwill for $5.99, Sells it for $35,000
Who says nothing good can be found at thrift stores? Arizona man Zach Norris walked into a Goodwill charity store in Phoenix last month looking for a golf cart when he spotted a real treasure. Norris, an avid watch collector, believed he had stumbled on a rare Swiss watch, one…
· Max Chang
Study Reveals That It’s Actually Your Fault Attractive People Are Such Douchebags
You’re never really surprised when you hear that a good-looking person isn’t really a good person on the inside, but why is that? A new study has shed light on why good looking people tend to be douchebags, but it’s not for the reasons you think — and it’s not entirely their…
· Sebastian Dillon
A 29-Year-Old Man Tries to Sell Virginity for $1,000 — Fails Miserably
This is Seb Cierces from Romania. He’s 29 years old, describes himself as “athletic, toned and dark haired,” and after weeks of trying to sell his virginity in a local newspaper, he is sadly still a virgin. What went wrong? Exhibit 1: Cierces put an ad in the local newspaper in…
· Greg Muender
My Startup Was Burglarized. Here’s How I Managed To Stay In Business & Still Sell The Company
Business was booming. It was March of 2012, and the company that I started in college had been up and running for over two years, slowly but steadily increasing headcount to a team of about ten. Our modest three room office was bursting at the seams, so we decided to expand. And…
· Alan Van
Billionaire Wal-Mart Heiress is Demanding $90,000 From the Person Who Damaged Her ‘Cherished’ Tree
What’s a single tree worth to a billionaire? Too much, because billionaires are goddamn insane. Nancy Walton Laurie, who is worth nearly $5 billion because she won the birth lottery by being born to Wal-Mart co-founder Bud Walton, is suing a development company for $90,000 for…
· Benny Luo
The Ultra-Exclusive Networking Event That Costs up to $156,000 Per Ticket to Attend
Every year, a group of high level people including billionaires, celebrities and politicians gather for the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, an annual exclusive leadership conference for the one percent who want to “map the key transformations reshaping the world.”…
· Alan Van
Gucci Blasted For Chinese Workers on 14-Hour Shifts Making Handbags
Apparently, Gucci has way bigger problems than their tacky, over-conspicuous monogrammed designs. The Italian fashion house announced it would be strengthening controls on its suppliers after a state-run public broadcasting program exposed the near-slave labor hours the…
· Waylae Gregoire
Undercover Footage Shows Brutal Factory Conditions, Children Buried Alive — All For Apple Products
Secret footage taken from Chinese factories and illegal child-labor mines show the horrible price paid to make iPhones and iPads.
· Benny Luo
‘$50 Billion Man’ Explains Why You Are WEAK and UNACCOMPLISHED
Dan Peña probably isn’t a man you’ve heard of before, but there are literally a gazillion reasons why anyone seeking success should pay attention to him. For one, he grew up in a small “barrio” in Los Angeles and was thrown in jail five times for crimes that were…
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