Friday, February 16, 2024
An Old Lemon Sells for More Than Your Monthly Mortgage When a 19th-century cabinet went up for auction in England, staffers discovered a 285-year-old lemon in the back of a drawer. The cabinet ended up selling for forty bucks.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
The Brazilian soccer star Pelé recently passed away. Born into barefoot poverty, he grew to become one of the greatest athletes in modern history.
Friday, February 9, 2024
What the Heck Is This Secretive Startup Up To? A stealthy startup just closed an eight-figure funding round, despite revealing little more than a plan that involves landing on the moon.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
In 1840, Singer Sewing Machines came up with a groundbreaking marketing strategy: It started offering its sewing machines for a "dollar down, dollar a week." The results were dramatic. Sales soared, as did consumer satisfaction.
Friday, February 2, 2024
Solved: One of History’s Most Bewildering Mysteries Thanks to sonar imaging, a group of explorers just found the most famous plane in history. Can you guess whose plane it is?
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Emmanuel Perrotin runs a fancy art gallery in Paris. Expensive art isn’t exactly a mass-market product.
Friday, January 26, 2024
Don’t Be Hating on Billionaires Nearly 50% of Americans say they hate tech billionaires. They shouldn’t.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
What if you retired tomorrow — but your paychecks from work kept hitting your bank account, forever? This isn’t just a dream.
Friday, January 19, 2024
Are You Rich Enough to Buy This TV? This TV costs more than most cars, even some homes.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Looking back on his life, billionaire “Shark Tank” investor Mark Cuban wishes he’d done his own dishes — even the pots and pans with tough stains and baked-on food. To be fair, I don’t know this for a fact.