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Powerball Winner Celebrates Win By Building Fire Station
Mark and Cindy Hill from Camden Point, Missouri won nearly $300 million in the Powerball lottery in November 2012. Now, this town is celebrating having a brand new state-of-the-art fire station because of the Hills.
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Mainland China Gets Its First Disneyland
Mainland China gets its very own Disneyland. Will rival entertainment firms be able to keep up?
Miami Brother And Sister Busted With Record-Breaking $24 Million Drug Cash Hidden In Walls
Police in Miami probably thought they had seen it all by now. Then they come across a brother and sister drug dealing duo who set a crazy new record…
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Meet Shaun Attwood: English Millionaire Stockbroker Who Became The Ecstasy Kingpin Of Arizona
One afternoon in 2001, Shaun Attwood was trading on the stock market online at his girlfriend's place in Arizona when he felt a sudden sense of relief. He'd gotten away with it. He really had.
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Travis Boersma's Dutch Bros. Coffee Turns 'Bro-istas' Into Franchisees
What makes Dutch Bros. Coffee different from other coffee franchises? Founder Travis Boersma's deep commitment to his customers.
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Legal Marijuana Sales Skyrocketed To Record Levels On 4/20 This Year
Stoners celebrated 4/20 in a big way this year. Find out how much money was spent on weed in Colorado and Washington on this year's weed holiday.
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Massive Rough Diamond Sold For $63 Million
The world's most expensive rough diamond was recently sold for a staggering $63 million. A second, larger diamond may fetch upwards of $70 million at an upcoming auction
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Nice Shoes – Are They Real? Counterfeit Industry Rakes In $461 Billion
The shady industry of fake shoes, clothing handbags, and jewelry is raking in the cash, generating upwards of $461 billion per year.
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Another Souvenir? Chinese Tourists Spent $215 Billion Abroad in 2015
Chinese tourists spent $215 billion abroad last year, an astonishing 53% increase from 2014, primarily due to a growing middle class.
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Chewbacca Mom Makes Almost $500 Thousand In Gifts From Viral Video
The Chewbacca Mask Mom has garnered upwards of $500 thousand in gifts and perks since posting her viral laughter-filled video.
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Gawker Media Files For Bankruptcy In Advance Of $140 Million Hulk Hogan Settlement
One month after a Florida court upheld its $140 million Hulk Hogan lawsuit judgment, Gawker Media has filed for bankruptcy…
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John Oliver Just Bought And Forgave $15 Million Worth Of Random Medical Debt
John Oliver is sick and tired of debt buyers taking advantage of people who can't afford to pay off their debts. So he took matters into his own hands and did something about it in spectacular fashion.
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How A Stolen Bike Turned Muhammad Ali Into The Greatest Boxer Of All Time
Muhammad Ali started boxing because he wanted to beat up the thief who stole his bike. It's hard to believe that one stolen bike inspired one of the most celebrated athletic careers of all time. This is the story of how one angry little boy became a worldwide phenomenon.
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Man Uses Loophole To Pay $300 for Epic $60,000 Round-The-World First Class Flight
By taking advantage of credit card and frequent flyer mile loopholes, Sam Huang flew around the world first class on Emirates Airlines for $300.
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CEO Salaries Are On The Rise Again–Even When Stock Prices Are Not
It's a good gig if you can get it! CEOs at the biggest companies got an average 4.5% pay raise last year. For comparison, that is about twice that of the typical American employee's, and a ton more than the investors in those companies earned (which was zero, by the way).