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· Augustine Reyes Chan
How the Daughter of a Poor Russian Coal Miner Became a World Famous Super Model
At 14, a girl who would go on to become one of the world’s most successful fashion models desperately wanted to own a pair of fashionable high heels. Since her family couldn’t afford them — her family was, in her words, “very poor” — the enterprising teenager painted walls at a…
· Sebastian Dillon
Spoiled Rich Russian Kid Offers Strangers Money to Drink His Pee or Get Naked
Meet Grigory Mamurin. He’s the 16-year-old grandson of Igor Neklyudov, a Russian multimillionaire property developer and media magnate.
· Editorial Staff
South Koreans Consume Twice as Much Liquor as Russians
On a report by Euromonitor, South Koreans seem to be the biggest hard alcohol drinkers in the world. As noted in the report, South Koreans drink 13.7 shots of liquor per week on average, which is more than double the amount that Russians consume. The countries that follow after…
· Riley Schatzle
Yacht Crew Members Reveal the Insane Things that Happen on Billionaire’s Yachts
While many may be under the impression that yacht parties consist of champagne and cocktails, staff members of some of the world’s most luxurious superyachts revealed that alcohol is the least significant form of debauchery seen on board. “Dan,” a superyacht chef who wishes to…
· Editorial Staff
A Father Found His Teen Daughter in Bed Naked With a Stranger — Here’s What He Did Next
Being a parent is not an easy task. When you catch your 17-year-old daughter one morning in bed with someone you don’t know, how would you react? Recently a father recounted his experience with that exact situation on Reddit.
· Riley Schatzle
Elon Musk’s Birthday Ruined After SpaceX Rocket Explosion
Elon Musk did not have a good birthday on Sunday as he watched his SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explode shortly after launch, the third time a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has ended in failure in recent months. On Sunday at 10:51 a.m., the 208-foot-tall…
· Editorial Staff
Inside the World of Personal Assistants Used by the Powerful Elite
Did you know that the DMV will open early or close late for certain people? Or that the police are available as an escort during rush hour? All of this is possible when you have a rockstar assistant. When you’re working as an assistant to very important people, your job often…
· Max Chang
Legendary Investor Warns Our Capitalist Society Will End in ‘Revolution, Higher Taxes or War’
Photo: Bret Hartman/TED Paul Tudor Jones II, the famous hedge fund manager who predicted the global stock market crash known as Black Monday in 1987 that tripled his capital, has another prediction for us — our capitalist society is going to devolve into one of these three…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s Where All the World’s 2,089 Billionaires Live
The U.S. and China now make up half of the world’s billionaires, and India has moved into third place for most billionaires, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2015. At a record 2,089, there are more dollar billionaires in the world today than ever before, up by 222 from…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Modest Man Who Fulfills Billionaires’ Dreams But Doesn’t Give a Sh*t About Money
Many of us long to have a career whose every single moment is enjoyable. After all, making it in life is not really about just making tons of money, but about having a job that doesn’t feel like a job. Based on our research, it’s safe to say entrepreneur Steve Sims’ job fits in…
· Max Chang
ASMR Videos are the Pleasurable/Disgusting New Thing People Use To Relax
There is a new and very strange following online of ASMR videos; don’t worry if you think it’s weird, you aren’t the only one. ASMR, which stands for autonomous sensory meridian response, is best defined as a neural orgasm. There are hundreds of videos on Youtube that are…
· Max Chang
Interesting Research: The Way You Park Your Car Says Something About Your Economic Outcome
Some interesting preliminary research suggests that our parking behavior says something about our country’s economic drive, and it may have you parking your car differently after reading this.
· Editorial Staff
This is How 8 Entrepreneurs Came Up With Their Game Changing Startup Idea
Whether it’s closing a round of funding or an acquisition, we always hear about the successes of startups. However, we rarely hear about their beginnings. No, I don’t mean how they launched, but the very start of how the idea of some of today’s hottest startups were conceived.…
· Benny Luo
Mahbod Moghadam: Why Rap Genius is Going to IPO One Day
There are many different types of entrepreneurs- there are tech entrepreneurs, online entrepreneurs, and then there are rockstar entrepreneurs like Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam. You’ve probably come across Rap Genius at some point, whether you are looking up lyrics to…
· Ryan Holiday
9 Tips to Marketing a Boring Business
Featured Image via Wikimedia. The problem with a lot of marketing advice is that the examples they use are not exactly typical. It’s hard for businesses, particularly smaller businesses, to relate to the bold innovations of companies like Apple or Tesla. Not everyone is an…