BBC News reports that a surgeon in India discovered and successfully removed 12 gold bars weighing a total of 14 ounces from a man’s stomach. Three Lessons Learned From This Story 1. This man is not in charge of hiding… Read More ›
Business
America’s Top CEOs Make $300,000 less than Derek Jeter. Good Or Bad? You Be The Judge!
Bloomberg reports that a recent study reports that the average CEO of an S&P 500 company earns 331 times more than an average employee per year. Specifically, according to the article: “Chief executives of companies in the Standard & Poor’s… Read More ›
3 More Smileys We Want To See On Facebook Messenger
The New York Times reports that Facebook will require users who use its mobile messaging app on their Facebook App to download a separate mobile messaging app. One of the benefits of the new messenger app is more elaborate smileys…… Read More ›
Just In Time For Prom Season, the KFC Drumstick Corsage!
We talk a fair bit about Yum! Brands here and the increasingly over-the-top food items they offer through their KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands. Through these articles, we thought we imagined every conceivable food permutation in our comedic… Read More ›
Um, As Long As You Don’t Use That Debit Card At Stores, Restaurants, Or On The Internet, It Should Be Very Useful To You
USA Today published a piece online today entitled “4 places you should not swipe your debit card.” The article looks at places your card may be at risk of being placed in a data skimmer installed by criminals or other… Read More ›
Breaking: How You May Be Able To Deal With The Airline Lime Shortage Crisis
CNN reported yesterday* that some airlines are cutting service of limes with your drinks, replacing them with lemons, as the price of limes has skyrocketed from $22 to $100 a box. 3 Ways You Can Potentially Deal With This Situation… Read More ›
High Frequency Traders Allegedly Use Underground Cable To Try To Outwit Investors Out Of Billions
In a 60 Minutes report that aired recently, Moneyball author Michael Lewis explained how he believes high-frequency traders profit from other investors, while discussing his new book about the topic, Flash Boys. It allegedly works something like this: you place… Read More ›
Spiders Lead To Car Recall
Yahoo reports that Mazda is recalling 42,000 sedans because a certain type of spider loves the smell of gasoline, and the spiders’ webs block “evaporative canister vent lines.” This increases the risk of a fire, however Mazda says it is… Read More ›
Teacher Upset To Reportedly Receive Starbucks Coffee With Satanic Symbols Drawn In Foam
The Advertiser reports that Starbucks has apologized to a Louisiana school teacher after she posted photos of two beverages she received at a local mall to complain on Starbucks’ Facebook page. Specifically, the woman was offended by images allegedly drawn… Read More ›
Young Entrepreneur Plans On Launching One Business Per Week. We Have 3 Business Ideas.
Yahoo reports that a wealthy 28-year-old entrepreneur has vowed to launch a new business every week for one year. From the article: “One venture is a mobile yoga studio. Another, Apocalypse Camp, is a survival course for adults to be… Read More ›