Author: Lauren

When it comes to vintage electronics, there are a wide variety of products as well as brands, and even though it may seem that all old-school technology is useless, some of these specific brands and items could be worth thousands of dollars.  So, let’s find out which of your old tech items in the basement are worth a small fortune and which ones are worth less than a cup of coffee.  The First Apple Computers Source: eBay Today, Apple computers are considered some of the best machines in the business, and almost every Apple computer ever made can sell for…

Over the past few years, there has been a big shift in the fashion industry, specifically in the consumer’s mindset. For years, the majority of the population didn’t know where or honestly care where their clothes came from or what they were made of, but that has changed.  Today’s consumer wants to know who made their clothes, as well as if they were treated and paid fairly; they also want to know what their clothes are made of and if the company is using sustainable practices. The customers aren’t alone; the world’s governments also want answers to these questions, and…

Bitcoin is undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrencies on the planet, but what many people don’t realize is that it actually takes resources, such as water, to mine the electronic money. Bitcoin is undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrencies on the planet, but what many people don’t realize is that it actually takes resources, such as water, to mine the electronic money. How Mining Bitcoin Works Source: Linkedin Before attempting to understand the immense increase in Bitcoin’s water footprint, it’s first important to learn how Bitcoin mining actually works and why it requires water at all. Essentially, cryptocurrency mining is…

A Marine veteran was recently arrested for stealing a car from the popular rental company Hertz. However, it was almost immediately clear that he absolutely did not steal the rental car, and the strangest part of the story is that he is not alone—Hertz has apparently mischarged hundreds of people for stealing cars they had already returned. Blake Gober’s Story Source: YouTube According to Marine veteran Blake Gober, he was driving a few weeks ago in Louisville, Kentucky, when he was pulled over for speeding. Then, when the officer ran his information, he told Gober that there was a warrant…

When you reach into your wallet and find a $50 bill, it feels a little different than a $20. Many people see them as more special than other bills, and there are actually some reasons why that is. In fact, the reasons that make $50 bills feel noteworthy are the same reasonswhy you should keep them instead of spend them. $50 Bills Are a Part of American History Source: Quora The first U.S. $50 bill was released in 1861, and since then, it has had several different designs. But the face of former president and famous general Ulysses S. Grant…

These days, the term “work-life balance” is used to describe an equilibrium between one’s personal life and their job. However, famous CEO Thasunda Duckett recently told the world that she’s completely given up on the idea of work-life balance, and instead, has a different tactic to ensure she has everything she wants in life. Thasunda Brown Duckett’s Method of Success Source: Brian Stukes/Getty Images In an interview last week, Thasunda Duckett told the world that she realized she simply cannot give 100% of her time and energy to her professional career and her personal life. Instead, she treats her life…

After getting pulled over by the Georgia State Patrol for going 90 miles per hour in a 55-zone, Connor Cato knew he was going to get a ticket. However, he was wildly surprised when his e-ticket told him the fine for the speeding ticket was an unbelievable $1.4 million. When Cato saw his fine, he immediately called the local officials of Savannah, Georgia to find out if there had been a clerical error; he told the press, “I said ‘This might be a typo’ and she said, ‘No sir, you either pay the amount on the ticket or you come…

Since the Pentagon recently announced the existence of UFOs, residents of the USA and the world have become wildly excited about the now very real prospect that aliens from outer space have visited us here on Earth. And Amazon has decided to capitalize on this exciting new reality by opening up an out-of-this-world competition: The company will pay a whopping $1 million to any American resident over the age of 18 who captures evidence of a real extraterrestrial on a Ring camera. Terrifying UFO Encounters That Defy Explanation <iframe width=”100%” height=”100%” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”true” src=“https://www.youtube.com/embed/yDQLvsF4_7g?rel=0” ></iframe> They are calling it Ring’s…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the FBI, has made headlines for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a California man’s safety deposit box.  While the FBI apparently confiscated the coins when searching for laundered money, the issue is that the agency hasn’t made any plans to return the innocent man’s money.  The FBI Raided a California Safety Storage Company Source: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Here’s what happened: The FBI believed that a group of high-profile drug dealers was using a California safety storage company to launder their illegal profits.  So the agency raided all of the safety deposit…

For many years, experts have assumed that China was well on its way to surpassing the USA as the world’s largest economy and that the country was going to take the number one spot as soon as the 2030s. However, due to the country’s recent economic struggles, financial researchers are now saying that China will never become the world’s leading economy. China Was Well on Its Way to Becoming the #1 Global Economy Source: Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images For decades, China has been considered a world power with an incredible global economy, which was slowly catching up to that of the…