Victoria Woodhull, the traveling psychic, gave American tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt advice on investing in the gold market. Following her advice, Vanderbilt made a profit of $1.3 million, withdrawing just before the gold market crash of Black Friday on September 24, 1869.
Samsung, the largest business…
Samsung, the largest business conglomerate in South Korea, began as a trucking company, and its founder Lee Byung-chul was a college dropout.
Mountain Dew Will Launch a Peach-Flavored Drink Called ‘Happy Dew Year’
Some people absolutely love Mountain Dew…and then there are those who think it’s kind of revolting.
Love it or hate it, a new Mountain Dew flavor is headed your way very soon…a peach-flavored soda called ‘Happy Dew Year.’ The new flavor will launch on December 16, 2019.
Mountain Dew is launching a new peach flavor called Happy Dew Year.https://t.co/aLDOHtJGkq
— Scotty K (@ScottyKOnair) October 30, 2019
According to the Mountain Dew Fandom wiki,
“Happy Dew Year is an upcoming Mountain Dew flavor that will be officially released in stores on December 16th, 2019 and until at the end of 2019 or in early 2020, in the United States as a limited edition flavor for the New Year’s season 2019-2020. It was first leaked via a Reddit conversation which was talked about being some kind of an upcoming soda.”
This news comes shortly after the announcement about Mtn Dew VooDew, a creepy mystery flavor.
less than 10 days until we finally reveal the flavor of #MTNDEWVooDEW. but who's counting…..
— Mountain Dew® (@MountainDew) October 20, 2019
People on Reddit seem to be pretty stoked on the new peachy flavor:
“If this is real, I’m gonna have a new favorite dew.”
“Nice to see them dewing more holidays. From Dew.S.A to Dew Year. For Valentines day, instead of Cupid it could be Dewpid. Or, Will U Dew Me?
Will certainly shake this up like a champagne bottle and pour it in a champagne glass. And store some for 20 or so years, let it age…”
Mountain Dew is clearly not messing around – they’re trying to keep their fans engaged with some new, exciting products.
People are still anxiously awaiting official news and details from Mountain Dew about this new concoction, so, for now, you’ll just have to sit tight and wait for that big announcement. Something to look forward to, right?!?!
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This Company Sells a Mini Jacuzzi Just for Your Testicles
Dad, this one’s for you…
I can’t wait to see the look on his face as he beams with pride, sensing that I finally understand him as a human being. It will be a beautiful bonding moment that we’ll both remember forever. Perhaps we can even enjoy this unique activity together at the kitchen table…sitting side by side…
Okay, that’s not gonna happen, but you have to admit the idea of the Testicuzzi is certainly intriguing…and kind of hilarious. Yes, it is a mini jacuzzi that is just for your testicles.
The company website describes how this unique product was born:
“There are many conversations that inspire ideas in people. There are also many conversations about testicles and other things that inspire people to laugh. The conceiving of the Testicuzzi is no different. Just over a year ago, a few friends were hanging out on a houseboat in beautiful lake powell.
As many drunk conversations go, the conversation turned to college trends and what’s going on in the world of sexuality. Turns out, some people enjoy placing their testicles into a cup of water and letting someone blow bubbles in the water with a straw. The visual was too funny to pass up and the idea of the testicle jacuzzi (Testicuzzi) was born. After a few weeks of initial idea drawing and 3D printing the first iteration of the hot tub for your testicles was developed and produced.
Since then, there have been several variations of the hot tub for your nuts, but the essence of the Testicuzzi has remained the same and after many prototypes and a lot of 3D printing. The final Testicuzzi was born into this beautiful world.”
The world is definitely a better place with this product…
Posted by Testicuzzi on Friday, August 9, 2019
The mini jacuzzis will cost you $39.95, and they come in black or white – so you do you, okay?
I’m not trying to tell you how to live your life, but you might want to get these as stocking stuffers for all the males in your life for Christmas this year. This one’s for you, dad…
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In 1984 water beds were a $2…
In 1984 water beds were a $2 billion business with 3.4 million sold in the United States alone. At the time, 75 percent of all stores that sold water beds also offered a selection of water bed cribs.
15 Times Starbucks Really Blew It
Starbucks does many things well, but getting people’s names right is NOT one of them.
They constantly mess them up, but hey, we can overlook that because the drinks sure are tasty, aren’t they?
But we’re still going laugh at these mistakes.
Let’s do it!
1. Like a genie in a bottle.
2. That was a nice try.
3. Not sure what happened here…
4. C’mon, you messed that up?!?!
5. Wow. Impressive.
6. That’s not nice.
7. Like an airline pilot?
8. Hahaha, not even close.
9. Hmmmmm…no.
10. That is outrageous.
11. Hanida in the house!
12. That’s interesting.
13. Kind of like the Mad Hadder?
14. That is very creative.
15. Bye, Felicia…
Has this ever happened to you? If so, share a screenshot in the comments so we can laugh together!
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Chick-fil-A’s First Restaurant in the U.K. Is Already Closing
This is some bad news for popular chicken chain Chick-fil-A: less than a month after the fast food company opened its first location in the United Kingdom, it is already closing down.
The British shopping center where the restaurant has its only UK location has been pressured by an LGBTQ rights group called Reading Pride to rethink their decision to allow Chick-fil-A on the premises. And it looks like people behind the Oracle Shopping Center listened.
I'm pleased that The Oracle has listened to concerns from #Readingpride #rdguk BBC News – Reading Chick-fil-A outlet to close in LGBT rights row https://t.co/EueyfxLmKd
— Matt Rodda (@MattRodda) October 19, 2019
Chick-fil-A is known for its anti-LGBTQ attitudes, and it looks like some folks in Reading did not want to welcome the franchise to town. To show their feelings, groups protested outside the Oracle Shopping Center in Reading.
#GetTheChickOut @Reading_Pride pic.twitter.com/qSna9PwjeJ
— Newbury Pride (@NewburyPride) October 19, 2019
Live in Reading protesting @ChickfilA alongside @Reading_Pride and many Pride Organisers across the UK
https://t.co/Cjm4adXaHo
— UK Pride Network (@UKPrideNetwork) October 19, 2019
In 2017, Chick-fil-A donated over $1 million to anti-LGBTQ groups. The protests caused the shopping center to reverse course and not renew the lease for the restaurant after it had only been in business for a week.
A statement from the shopping center read as follows: “We always look to introduce new concepts for our customers, however, we have decided on this occasion that the right thing to do is to only allow Chick-fil-A to trade with us for the initial six-month pilot period, and not to extend the lease any further.”
Chick-fil-A has about 2,400 locations in the United States. In 2012, said, “We are very much supportive of the family – the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that … We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families.”
So there’s no mystery where Chick-fil-A stands on this issue, in case you were wondering.
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An Instagram Influencer Gave a Bad Yelp Review to a Restaurant That Wouldn’t Accept “Likes” as Payment
This “influencer” culture is really pretty confusing, and I’m not sure I understand it completely.
Or that I want to understand it.
And here’s another perfect example of why I feel that way (and maybe why you do, too).
A Yelp reviewer who claims to have over 11,000 Instagram followers (is that even impressive?) wrote a negative restaurant review because the establishment wouldn’t give them free food or drinks.
Yelper is mad because restaurant didn’t them free meal in exchange for potential IG exposure from trashy
Does that sound like an entitled person, or am I completely crazy and living in an alternate universe?
The person said in the review that they thought the food and the service was great but ultimately a 1-star review was warranted because, “I thought she would be greatful [sic] for the free advertising but when the check came there was literally no discount at all. I thought at least one of the entrees would be taken off but they didn’t even take off the calamari or even the drinks!”
Photo Credit: Pixabay
The review was posted on Reddit (it looks like it’s been taken down from Yelp) and other Redditors offered up their own stories in response.
“I work at a hotel near Disneyworld, where rooms can reach 300+/night. It shames me how much we comp and how much ass we kiss for bloggers, “influencers” (whatever the fuck that is), social media personalities, etc., only to have the same losers condescend and treat like shit the employees of the hotel. They are a blight.”
“I also work at a hotel where the rates are 300+/night. We tell self-described “influencers” to get fucked.”
“Just so you know, big thing now is to try to pass yourself as an influencer to get discounts and free stuff. You don’t even really need to be one; you just need to tell people you are. Mikey Chen from Strictly Dumpling admits that even before he became a blogger, he’d hound hotels and airlines to get a discount and exploit his status as an influencer.”
Yikes. Not cool.
Do you have any personal stories similar to this while dealing with a so-called “influencer”? If so, please share them in the comments so we can all vent together.
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A Man Paid off the Entire School Lunch Debt for 400 Kids in His Town
Children should never go hungry in the United States, but the sad fact is that it happens every day to thousands and thousands of kids. And sometimes we forget there are actually things we can do to help – but there are.
Andrew Levy, a real estate agent in Jupiter, Florida, decided to take things into his own hands after he saw a list detailing the outstanding lunch debt owed by 400 kids in 9 schools in his area.
The debt totaled $944.34, which is not so much, all things considered. Levy decided to pay the entire debt off for the kids and their families.
One man in Jupiter, Florida, decided that he could make a difference in his town by paying off the lunch debt for every child in the system.
Posted by 5NEWS on Monday, October 14, 2019
A woman in Jupiter named Angie Vyas-Knight got the ball rolling when she shared a post on Facebook talking about the school lunch issue and how kids were going hungry. She then got the local stats from the Palm Beach County school board and compiled a list outlining the debts. This list eventually reached Andrew Levy, who said, “I thought that’s crazy. Food is something you shouldn’t have to think about. Children shouldn’t learn hungry.”
After he paid off the debt, Levy started thinking about the issue in a bigger context. Levy realized that many more kids in his area, not just in Jupiter, need help paying for their school lunches. In fact, students in Palm Beach County, a district with more than 180,000 students, currently have an outstanding lunch debt of $50,000 .
Levy said, “I’m going to do either a GoFundMe page or a fundraising page that can raise money every quarter, so lunch debt never accumulates so that children never have to worry about a hot meal and parents never have to worry about paying the bill.”
If you want to help out, visit the district’s website to get more information.
KINDNESS: When South Florida resident Andrew Levy heard that more than 400 kids in his city couldn't afford their school lunches, he decided to pay off their debt. https://t.co/e5GCuB580E
— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) October 12, 2019
Unfortunately, this is a major issue that many school districts have to address. We can only hope that more people like Andrew Levy will step up to the plate to help out the kids in need.
It’s called thinking BIG!
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Check out These Creepy ‘People Pies’ and Various Other Disturbing Baked Goods
If you’re looking for something a little different this Halloween (or maybe for your wedding or a birthday party), you should definitely check out a company called Guy Meets Cake.
Andrew Fuller is the man behind their macabre creations, and the designs are so cleverly and skillfully rendered that they really aren’t for the faint of heart. Take this one, for example.
Posted by Guy Meets Cake on Friday, September 7, 2018
How would you like to bust that out during a fancy dinner party and see the look on your guests’ faces?
Fuller fully admits he has a fascination with Ed Gein, a murderer and grave robber from Wisconsin who was the inspiration behind such films as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Silence of the Lambs, and Psycho. Gein was known for digging up graving late at night and making furniture, masks, and other knickknacks out of the bones and flesh of the deceased.
Posted by Guy Meets Cake on Monday, October 8, 2018
Fuller said of Ed Gein, “Listen, don’t kill people. I don’t condone it. But he was creative and that left quite the impression. Dark though it may be, I would’ve made a beautiful lampshade.”
Fuller said he has to be thorough when he bakes his creations: “You have to be strategic with size and proportions when you make them, because they are dough. You have to consider how much certain details may expand or warp during baking.”
Let’s take a look at some more of Fuller’s edible masterpieces, shall we?
Posted by Guy Meets Cake on Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Posted by Guy Meets Cake on Thursday, July 5, 2018
Posted by Guy Meets Cake on Wednesday, October 10, 2018
) #cakes #art #baker #guymeetscake #spooky #artist #cakeart #cool #talent #confection #yumA true artist, that’s for sure. Happy Halloween! And be careful what you eat!
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