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· Riley Schatzle
Loving Family Makes $1.5 Million Selling Heroin Together
After a year of investigation, New York officials have arrested 25 individuals belonging to a “family-run” heroin operation. The investigation moved into its final stages today after authorities incriminated the bulk of the drug ring led by 24-year old Josie Tavera, according to…
· Laura Dang
How This Fitness Guru Built a Thriving Clothing Company From Her Two-Bedroom Apartment
From running her business in a two-bedroom apartment to living in her clothing warehouse set up in a single-family home, Maggie Montiel is determined to see her young company succeed. Montiel Activewear, which operates exclusively online, is known for its simple yet elegant…
· Riley Schatzle
Thai Police Remove Stolen $270,000 Diamond From Chinese Woman’s Anus
Last week, Thai authorities caught two diamond thieves at Suvarnabhumi International Airport and discovered that one of them had hidden a $270,000 diamond in her large intestines, ultimately forcing doctors to remove the gemstone with pliers. The Chinese woman and her male…
· Max Chang
What Elon Musk Means When He Says ‘I Don’t Know What a Business Is’
Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur and possible savior of humanity through technology, runs multiple companies. He co-founded PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors and Solar City, and yet he claims he doesn’t even know what a business is. That’s what he told Tim Urban of Wait But Why…
· Max Chang
Two Day Care Employees Charged for Running a Fight Club with 4-Year-Olds
There are many ways to constructively pass the time when your job may be boring, but hosting a fight club with a dozen daycare toddlers and posting the results on Snapchat is not one of them. Two day care employees, Erica Kenny, 22, and Chanese White, 28, of the Lightbridge…
· Riley Schatzle
Here’s the $60 Tesla Watch Every Steampunk Fan is Going Crazy For
If you have a thing for steampunk aesthetics then ThinkGeek’s new Tesla Watch is the perfect timepiece for your wrist.
· Riley Schatzle
Man Finds Strange Couple in His Bed After His Roommate Secretly Airbnbs His Room
When Robert Corwin, a digital artist, arrived at his condo in West Town Chicago after a long flight from California, he was shocked to find a strange couple sleeping in his bed.
· Laura Dang
This Organic Grocery Store in Germany Has No Waste, Packaging or Plastic Bags
Imagine shopping in a zero-waste grocery store with no food packaging and no plastic bags. For eco-conscious consumers, that dream is a reality in Berlin, Germany, where Original Unpackaged (Original Unverpackt) opened last year, according to The Epoch Times. The no-waste…
· Laura Dang
Inside Disneyland’s Secret Club Reserved For Only the Elite
Nothing beats a Disney lover’s high like getting exclusive access to Disneyland’s secret members only Club 33. The private club is a secret feature of the Disneyland park and is located on 33 Royal Street in New Orleans Square adjacent to the Blue Bayou Restaurant. Hundreds of…
· Mahbod Moghadam
Rap Genius Founder: My Top 5 Y Combinator Demo Day Companies of 2015
I actually think Mucker Lab in L.A. is much better than Y Combinator — especially since it is located on Main Street in Santa Monica in the middle of the baller area next to all the cool bars. Also, the Mucker partners give you 24-hour access to the VC, so you can, like, throw…
· Laura Dang
Science Reveals Why Some People are Selfish Jerks
New research supports the idea that selfishness is programmed into Machiavellians. These individuals exploit others’ willingness to play fair and cooperate for individual gain. In the eyes of a Machiavellian, people are tools to be used as a means to an end in fulfilling their…
· Riley Schatzle
Inside One of Brazil’s Luxurious ‘Love Motels’ Where People Pay Up to $750 A Night
Brazil is aiming to reinvent their motel industry by creating suites that foster fantasy experiences. “Love motels” are proliferating all over the Sao Paulo, Cambuci district of the South American country. From rooms equipped with private saunas and jukeboxes to suites with…
· Max Chang
Inside the Life of T-Mobile’s Trash-Talking Rockstar of a CEO
John Legere is the 57-year-old CEO of T-Mobile. His rockstar attitude puts all other CEOs in the industry to shame. He isn’t afraid to trash-talk the competition, get kicked out of parties or give the impression that he is absolutely insane just to win. “Winning is fun, but when…
· Riley Schatzle
Here’s the Real Reason Microsoft Put Solitaire and Minesweeper in Windows
Just about everyone and their mothers has played at least one of the four iconic games that came with older Windows operating systems — Solitaire, Minesweeper, Hearts and FreeCell — but not everyone knows that the games were designed for purposes greater than entertainment.…
· Laura Dang
Teen Rescued By Siri After Getting Trapped Underneath 5,000-Pound Truck
Apple’s Siri came to the rescue of a Tennessee teenager after he found himself trapped underneath his truck. Sam Ray, 18, was fixing his 1998 Black Dodge Dakota by himself on July 2 when his 5,000-pound truck fell on top of him, reports the Tennessean. With his left hand caught,…
· Riley Schatzle
Bumble Bee Tuna to Pay $6 Million to the Family of Man Cooked Alive in Factory Oven
Tuna company Bumble Bee Foods agreed earlier this month to one of the biggest workplace settlements in California history because of an accident that resulted in the death of one of their employees. Bumble Bee Foods will pay $6 million for willfully violating worker safety rules…
· Jacob Wagner
How a Budding Startup that Raised $5 Million Imploded and Fired 400 Workers Overnight
Imagine putting years of your life into a job for a company that seems promising and reports that it’s doing well only to one day receive an email saying the company has shut down followed by an “Oops, sorry ‘bout it” message from the CEO days later. That’s what happened to…
· Max Chang
San Diego Woman Fined $25,000 By City For Renting Her Home Through AirBnB
A San Diego woman is being fined $25,000 by the city of San Diego after renting out her home using AirBnB without a proper permit. Because Rachel Smith, a 70-year-old retired schoolteacher who lives in San Diego’s historic Burlingame neighborhood, failed to obtain a conditional…
· Riley Schatzle
These 15 Photographs Show the World of the Wealthiest One Percent We Don’t See
In a new book, photo editor Myles Little takes a provocative approach to exploring the lifestyles of the world’s wealthiest one percent. “1% Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality,” crowdfunded on Kickstarter and set to be released in December, is Little’s attempt to contrast…
· Riley Schatzle
Shanghai Janitor Loses Leg After Another Horrific Escalator Accident
A mall cleaner was forced to have his leg amputated after it became wedged in an escalator in Shanghai, China.
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