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· Laura Dang
Swiping Right on Tinder Literally Saved This Woman’s Life
Of all the things someone on Tinder can swipe right on — Martin Shkreli, basic bros at IKEA, Forrest Gump — one Florida woman found a kidney donor from a friend’s Tinder date. A single man from Tampa, Florida, Rich O’Dea, was on the popular dating app when he swiped right on a…
· Jacob Wagner
Man Gets Locked Inside LA Fitness, Decides to Make a Facebook Video About It
A Florida man was enjoying a relaxing session inside a LA Fitness sauna when he emerged to find that the gym had been closed down with him locked inside. Nicholas Clayton of Clearwater, Florida, was relaxing in the sauna with his headphones on when he came out shortly after 5…
· Laura Dang
Homeless Man’s Piano Performance Goes Viral Online, Raises $40,000 to Turn His Life Around
A homeless man in Florida became an Internet sensation after a video of him playing the piano on a sidewalk went viral. Donald Gould, 51, has now been given a second chance to turn his life around thanks to fans who created a GoFundMe page for the Sarasota man. His crowdfunding…
· Editorial Staff
Couple Takes $327 Million Lump Sum in Powerball — Does Something Totally Unexpected
The small-town Tennessee couple that won the Powerball jackpot aren’t planning on buying a mansion or throwing in the towel on their jobs. However, they are buying a horse for their daughter. The Robinson family from Munford, Tennessee, hold one of three lucky lottery tickets to…
· Sebastian Dillon
Meet the 20-Year-Old Beauty Queen Making Golf Look Awesome on Instagram
Golfing Instagrammer Elise Lobb is possibly the best thing to happen to a sport that many may have mistakenly believed to be an acronym for “gentlemen only, ladies forbidden.” For possibly the first time ever, golf actually looks cool because of her. A lifelong and talented…
· Editorial Staff
Inside the Epic 4-Day Cruise Ship Retreat For Billionaires, Celebs and Entrepreneurs
This past weekend, over 2,000 big names from tech, entertainment, and media came together for a four-day cruise getaway called Summit at Sea that sailed from Miami, Florida to international waters. @pttow Attendees included Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, musician John…
· Editorial Staff
How Two Engineers Got Rich Working 1 Hour a Day Making Things Smell Like Shit
Some companies leave us scratching our heads as to how they became so successful. Liquid Ass, a company founded by best friends Allen Wittman, 45, and Andrew Masters, 49, is one of those companies. Liquid Ass is a product that’s exactly what it says it is: a liquid substance…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Third Apple Co-founder Who Sold His 10 Percent Stake For $800
Ronald Wayne may not be a name you recognize, but he is Apple’s third co-founder alongside Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Wayne met the two future tech titans during his tenure at Atari in the 1970s. One day, Jobs called Wayne in to settle a small dispute he had with Wozniak. He…
· Laura Dang
High Schooler Raises $80,000 for College Using Website That Pays for Good Grades
One high school student earned $80,000 before walking down the aisle for graduation. Abby Saxastar raised the money through a startup called Raise.me and is using the funds to cover her full tuition at Stetson University, a private college in central Florida. According to CNN,…
· Editorial Staff
World’s Largest Pit Bull Fathers Eight Puppies Worth Up to $500,000
Meet Hulk: he is a 175-pound American bulldog and American pit bull terrier mix who made headlines earlier this year because of his enormous size. Hulk lives in White Mountains, New Hampshire with his owners Marlon and Lisa Grennan. He just had eight puppies!
· Riley Schatzle
A 77-Year-Old Toll Booth Collector Was Fired After Helping to Pay Someone’s $5 Toll
Vladislav Sam Samsonov, 77, is a veteran Florida tollbooth collector who, after 29 years of being employed at the Boca Grande Causeway, was fired for paying a customer’s $5 toll.
· 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…
· Riley Schatzle
These 20 Award-Winning Photos Were All Taken on an iPhone
Fine photography used to be an exclusively pricey art form, but no longer is that the case. Beautiful pictures can now be captured with mobile devices such as iPhones, iPods and iPads. Without question, traditional photo equipment gives photo-seekers the best chance of high…
· Jacob Wagner
Silicon Valley is No Longer the Hottest Area for Startups
According to the latest annual Kauffman Index report, which measures entrepreneurship across the country, Silicon Valley has been dethroned as the hottest hub for startups. The index, which is managed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, measures national, state and…
· Laura Dang
Tony Robbins Just Gave Out Some Unexpected Advice About Saving Money
If a single move could put you one step closer to achieving the financial freedom you’ve always dreamed of, would you do it? In a guest article for Entrepreneur, motivational coach Tony Robbins writes that relocating to a different city from the one you are currently living in…
· Laura Dang
A 26-Year-Old Real Estate Agent Makes $1.1 Million Overnight After Closing Huge Deal
A 26-year-old property agent has become an overnight millionaire after closing a $51 million ($38 million) deal for a penthouse at the Le Nouvel Ardmore in Singapore last month. The agent, Shirley Seng, joined the Singapore-based PropNex real estate agency in January and has…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Hopeful Entrepreneur Tries to Cash $368 Billion Check, What Happens Next is Obvious
A Florida man walked into a bank and tried to cash a nearly $400 billion check. Last month, Jeff Waters presented a check written out to cash to the Jacksonville, Florida, Bank of America. The amount was for a whopping $368 billion.
· Sebastian Dillon
Fired 2,200 Employees in the Most Evil Way, Walmart Did
Just before 7 p.m on Monday this week, Walmart, possibly the largest Sith-controlled corporation in the galaxy, announced to 2,200 unsuspecting employees that their stores would be closing due to “plumbing problems” and that all workers would be losing their jobs.
· Max Chang
A Bank Accidently Sent $1.5 Million to a Shady Hedge Funder, So He Made A Run For It
Has anyone seen Joseph B. Galbraith? Tell him that Credit Suisse is looking for him.
· Waylae Gregoire
She Got Her Start as a Hooters Waitress. Now She Runs a Billion Dollar Company
One of the things our generation would really love to change in society is to see more female leaders in business. It’s on the rise, there’s no doubt about that, but we still feel there aren’t enough female role models for women to learn and take notes from on how to find…