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“Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we’ll be seeing six or seven.’ – W.C. Fields. ‘Twas the hike before Christmas, and all over the shop
The most hated man on the Internet was arrested yesterday. If you haven’t heard this story, his name is Martin Shkreli. He’s the guy who rose to infamy a few months ago when he increased the price of a life-saving medication by over 5,000%. Something tells me he’s not going
When you think of the word ‘money’, the first thing to come to mind is probably those pieces of paper in your pocket. High school economics textbooks teach students that ‘money’ is a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a measure of account. And while all that fancy-sounding
Thousands of years ago in ancient city of Babylon, specially trained scribes gathered each day in the Temple of Marduk to record the day’s events. They used cuneiform writing instruments and clay tablets, over 1200 of which still survive today. These scribes kept excellent records, detailing astronomical observances and water
It started on December 8, 1931. Germany was in a world of pain at the time. They were still financially debilitated from having to make reparation payments after losing World War I, and had just barely recovered from one of the worst bouts of hyperinflation in recorded history. By the
When I did the math in my head last week, I had to pull out my phone’s calculator just to make sure I hadn’t mentally misplaced the decimal point. It turns out I was right. My rental car in Cape Town would cost me just $8/day. And that included all
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