There are three words you never want to hear after giving someone a present:

“You shouldn’t have!”

Translation: “That is the ugliest and most useless [fill in the blank] I’ve ever seen.”

Based on a recent study, the average adult receives about $60 worth of unwanted gifts per year. That…

Creator of iPod Believes He Can Save Crypto

The crypto market’s in trouble. But the guy who invented the iPod thinks he can save it. What’s his plan? Find out here »

Scientists Explain Why You’re Sick During the Holidays

Germs are present year-round. So why do we get…

If you’re not a big social-media person, you may not recognize this guy:

His name is Brian Johnson…

But most folks know him as “The Liver King.”

And for the past two years, he’s taken the social-media world…

There’s nothing like being stuffed into a tin can for eight hours to make you think about the future.

The tin can I’m referring to is a United flight I took from LA to NYC.

The trip should have taken about five hours. But after take-off was delayed because of…

You Saw it on “Star Wars” — Now It’s Here for Real

From lightsabers to robots, magical objects from “Star Wars” have started to appear in the real world. Recently, another one made its debut. Check it out »

This is How You’d Look as an Egyptian Pharoah

When evaluating a start-up for a potential investment, you might be tempted to focus on the company’s product, or its competition.

And certainly, those are important factors to consider.

But as we’ve learned over the years, other factors are far more likely to influence the company’s outcome — and in…

The history of tequila goes back two thousand years.

That’s when the Aztec Indians figured out how to ferment juice from the blue agave plant.

It was created as a ceremonial drink that had the power to comfort…

Peter Lynch was a rock-star investor.

During his thirteen years at the helm of Fidelity’s Magellan Fund, he racked up 29% annual returns.

To put that in perspective, a $50k investment during that time would have grown to $1.4 million.

How did he do it?

And more importantly, how can…

If You Die in This Game, You Die in Real Life

Like games? Here’s one that caught our attention. But be warned: losing has some serious consequences »

Computer Chips Made from… Mushrooms?

It’s easy to find mushrooms in places like salads and stir-fry’s. But soon, you might find…

“Maybe it’s your bony elbows,” said my wife.

She was busy throwing out a bunch of my sweaters, just like she does every fall.

You see, after a year or two of wear, holes emerge in the elbows of my sweaters. And as my wife has suggested, the likely culprit…