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As you watch the following video, which shows you the world’s 10 largest superyachts, you will notice that they all look like boats. The are long and narrow and pointy at one end: What is about to become the world’s most expensive superyacht is nothing like that. Instead, it looks more like a floating town. [...]
Imagine a house that is 27 stories tall. And six of those stories are for the parking garage for 160 cars. Imagine a house that covers 37,000 square meters (nearly 400,000 square feet)(as big as 160 “normal houses” (2,500 square feet each) in the United States). It’s that big in part because it has a [...]
How Justin Bieber Works -and- How teenage girls work
by Marshall Brain | September 27, 2010
Even if you don’t like the music, the persona or the fame of Justin Bieber, you may be interested in in the human being named Justin Bieber and the psychological effects that his fame is having on him. Also, what is the deal with teenage girls that causes the same thing to happen over and over again? Think about Elvis Presley, the Beatles, David Cassidy… it’s bizarre… like “teenage girls” are an army of insects, pre-programmed by some ancient evolutionary brain force to behave in exactly the same, timeless, irritating ways generation after generation. Anyway, here is an article that describes Justin’s current plight, which appears to be directly caused by the insect-force buried deep inside the brains of many teenage girls…
Imagine that you are super-wealthy and need a new way to blow money. We have discussed several options in the past including: – How Megayachts Work – How to spend $47,000 on dinner Now there are two new ways: 1) Have yourself kidnapped: Adrenaline addicts seek designer thrills: “For 900 euros ($1,226), clients of Ultime [...]
Makes you think – Giving up everything to find happiness
by Marshall Brain | February 12, 2010
Imagine that you have $5 million in the bank and everything you could possibly want. Are you happy or unhappy? One man who’s been there decides he is unhappy: Tycoon trades high life for bedsit Why is he unhappy? Here is his explanation: The tipping point came during a three-week holiday with his wife in [...]
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