They say America is the only country in the world where our poor people are fat, which is only half the truth. Our rich people are really fat, but they get overlooked. Well, no more. The rich should be fat. Not only can they afford to eat, but they can afford to eat well—dishes that [...]
Vegas ain’t the place it used to be. I mean, it is in that there is still gambling and depraved behavior going on, but it’s largely lost the seedy element that many people found to be the most alluring aspect of the city. Sure, things are nice and modern now, but clean doesn’t necessarily serve [...]
Disneyland markets itself as “the happiest place on Earth,†but a lot of weird stuff has to go down to ensure that they maintain that title. Entire websites are devoted to the weird stuff that goes on in the Anaheim park, which includes obsessive-compulsive cleaning habits and entire worlds that exist behind close doors. While [...]
With the sale of the Spelling mansion in Bel-Air for the paltry sum of $85 million, it failed to become the most expensive single residence sale in US history. Considering the house was initially offered for $150 million, that’s a hit. However, it led us to wonder what kind of company a 56,000 square foot [...]
Remember when the Sears Tower was the world’s tallest building? It wasn’t that long ago. Well, now it just barely squeaks into the top 10. Unsurprisingly, it’s been supplanted by the products of the building booms in Asia and the Middle East. This wave of construction has ushered in a whole new generation of skyscrapers, [...]
The CIA has never been known as your friendly neighborhood intelligence-gathering agency. In fact, it’s established a pretty strong reputation for some underhanded techiniques that go way beyond the realm of intelligence. While most of these operations were kept covert during their implementation, the truth got out and most of the below incidents are generally [...]
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but many of them could bolt out the door pretty damn quickly if you give them reason to. While most large dogs can outrun a human, the nine breeds listed below are the fastest, with the fastest among them raced for sport. Virtually all the entrants are hunting dogs, [...]
Up in the air…it’s a bird…it’s an experimental plane…it’s…yeah, it’s an experimental plane. While many of the current aerospace projects are strictly classified, the planes that are both in development and those that have been abandoned represent some very progressive modern thinking and some truly baffling ideas from earlier eras. While some of these planes [...]
What do we know about giraffes? Unless you’re some sort of zoologist, your knowledge is generally limited to: They’re tall, they have black tongues, and they occasionally sell toys at Toys R Us. Well, there’s more to them than that. These graceful giants are pursued by lions, have hearts built to pump blood up a [...]
Yesterday, the Dow Jones suffered an ever-so-slight correction that ended up being the ninth biggest single-day point loss ever. To commemorate that awesome development, here are the 9 worst one-day points losses in Dow Jones history. Here’s a good rule of thumb: Anytime an event cracks the top ten of ANYTHING, there’s a decent chance [...]
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