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Homeless Man Becomes Bestselling Author After Writing a Book About Being Homeless
A Parisian beggar is now a bestselling author after his book detailing his life as a homeless man sold nearly 50,000 copies.
· Editorial Staff
Adorable Minions Try Selling Bananas in China, Gets Stopped by Authorities
Images of Minions (from the movie “Despicable Me”) selling bananas on the streets of Beijing, China, recently went viral on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. Netizens’ hearts were melted by the sheer adorableness of the photos. “Big-eyed adorable Minions pulled over on the…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Author Reveals the Real Difference Between ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ and the Real Wall Street
John LeFevre, the British-born former banker behind Goldman Sachs Elevator, has just substantiated for those outside the insular world of investment banking that the behavior on Wall Street is spot on with how the movie “Wolf of Wall Street” portrayed it. One discrepancy between…
· Benny Luo
Bestselling Author Tim Ferriss Reveals How to Master Any New Skill in Record Time
Tim Ferriss’ entrepreneurial journey began when he founded BrainQuicken in 2001. It was his first company and focused on selling nutritional supplements online. He ended up selling it to a private equity firm in 2010. In between that timeframe, he wrote his first bestselling…
· Max Chang
This Woman’s Innovative ‘Resumé’ Thoroughly Impressed Airbnb’s CEO
Nina Mufleh always wanted to work for Airbnb. After moving from the Middle East, Mufleh lived in San Francisco for a year, unable to land a single interview with the company after months of submitting job applications, answering listings and sending emails to the company — until…
· Editorial Staff
Man Tries to Impress Model Girlfriend With a Rented Lamborghini, Fails Miserably
How do you impress a hot model girlfriend? A flashy car like a Lamborghini would do the trick. How to not impress her? Smash that same car then blame it on her. Such is the case of a Taiwanese man only identified as Ding, who in an attempt to impress his 18-year-old girlfriend,…
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New Startup Lets You Share Your Hotel Room with Strangers to Save Money
Considering the different ways to book your accommodations for a much-needed getaway? If you are stuck between the options of Airbnb, hostels and couchsurfing, there is a new startup in town offering a fresh spin on the “sharing economy.” Seattle startup Winston Club will allow…
· Editorial Staff
Science Explains Why We Get That ‘Warm and Fuzzy Feeling’ During the Holidays
According to new research, somewhere in our brains, there resides an area (or not) where there’s a spot for that warm, fuzzy feeling we get during the cold holiday season is held. A team of scientists from Denmark associated with Copenhagen University have found what they dubbed…
· Sarah Lesnar
Woman Orders the Cutest $800 Kitten Online, Receives a Horrible Surprise Instead
More than 20 Chinese cat buyers were sent dead or sick rural kittens instead of the expensive cat breeds they had paid for online. One of these buyers, a woman surnamed Wang, purchased an American shorthair kitten for 5,500 yuan ($848) from an online seller but was delivered a…
· Eric Thomas
Steve Harvey Didn’t Ruin Miss Universe, Bad Design Did
Whether or not you believe the Miss Universe flub by Steve Harvey was hilarious or tragic (twitter certainly believes the former), one thing is for sure, a much better design could’ve saved a lot of heartache. View the Card below:
· Ryan General
5 Incredibly Easy Ways to be Happy, According to Science
Science has the answer for almost everything, so it makes sense to seek help from science when you need to cheer up a bit. Instead of finding a happy pill or other means of temporary high, you can train your brain (not manipulate it) into happiness. Time’s Eric Barker sums up a…
· Susie Pan
You’re Only in Your 20s, Slow Down and Enjoy Life
I asked my CEO today “what can I do to be better?” and he responded that it was the fourth time I asked that question in the last month. While he appreciated my efforts to always improve and get better, he told me I needed to give it time. Whenever I’ve asked him for feedback in…
· Ryan General
Man Faces 32 Years in Prison For ‘Liking’ a Post on Facebook
There have been many stories of people getting in trouble for using Facebook, but this one takes the cake for being a bit ridiculous. In Thailand, a man is facing 32 years of prison for clicking the “like” button on a photoshopped photo the King of Thailand and sharing an…
· Ryan General
Why Some Men Will Never Get The Promotion They Deserve At Work
Getting a promotion at work can be a struggle for some men. Your stats are good, you’re hitting targets and you’re ready for the next big step. Then you find out the promotion that’s been dangled in front of you for the past three years is going to be given to Larry from the…
· Max Chang
K-Pop Group Detained at LAX For Being Suspected Sex Workers
The all-girl K-pop band Oh My Girl was detained in LAX on December 9 under the suspicion that they were a group of sex workers after a misunderstanding about the word “sister”. The band, which includes eight members, were in the United States to shoot the cover of their upcoming…
· Max Chang
Science Discovers a Chemical in E-Cigarettes Known to Cause ‘Popcorn Lung’
A new Harvard study on e-cigarettes has found that brand-name liquid refills for the device contain three harmful chemical flavorings, some of which is known to cause severe respiratory disease. The study, which was published online in Environmental Health Perspectives, was…
· Max Chang
This Country is Planning on Giving Every Citizen $870 a Month to End Poverty
In a daring plan to end poverty once and for all in their country, Finnish government authorities are working on a plan that will pay every citizen in the country a monthly income. It’s called a basic income plan and the country hopes to eventually give each Finnish citizen…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Man Steals Champagne from First Class and Goes on a Drunken Rage
A Chinese passenger was booted off a United Airlines flight bound for New York after he stole champagne from first class and went on a drunken rage because he was denied a seat upgrade. The passenger, identified only as Lu, was aboard flight UA097 departing from Shanghai when he…
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Giving Children Money Makes Them Work Harder — But There’s a Catch
The mere act of handling money causes children as young as 3-years-old to take more and give less, according to new research. A study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and University of Illinois at Chicago found that the…
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Science Reveals the Exact Weight You Need to Lose in Order to Be More Attractive
New research reveals the average amount of weight men and women need to lose in order for others to find them more attractive. To find the answer, researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto showed participants a collection of digitally created…