Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the co-founders of Apple, Ronald Wayne, made perhaps the biggest mistake of his life in 1976. In fact, it was probably one of the biggest financial blunders in history. If it isn’t the worst decision ever, it is up there among them. I can hear a lot of you now asking why? Well, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that a massive 69 percent of Americans would continue to work after winning the lottery? It may sound like a high percentage of people, but it’s true. Imagine for just a moment. You purchased a ticket in the lottery. It’s something that you do on a regular basis. Of course you hope …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Netflix was founded because of a late fee for a movie. Now, you might be wondering to yourself, why would anyone bother getting so riled up over a late fee that they would go out and start up a new business. Well, let’s just say that if you could see a massive failure in customer …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes For the money conscience among us this is a must know. Did you know that you can sharpen razor blades on jeans? Not only can you rejuvenate that painful, old dull razor, you can do it effectively and cheaply, resulting in substantial savings over the course of a year. I know, I know. This isn’t …
Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2003, a then 19 year old Mark Zuckerberg was in the middle of an exchange with a friend of his about his new website, The Facebook. But what on Earth was he talking about when he said “I don’t know why they trust me”? While chatting to a friend by instant messages Mark Zuckerberg …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Perhaps one of the biggest time waster in the office since the advent of the water cooler would have to be solitaire on Microsoft Windows. Originally a simple one player card game, it made its transition to the digital world as part of a package with Microsoft Windows. But it begs the question. Why did …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Forbes recently compiled its annual list of the worlds richest fictional characters. Among the richest fictional characters are some very well known, and old time favourites, and some fairly recent creations. Some will be instantly recognisable, while others may take a little more reading up on to familiarize yourself with. Much like in the real …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever thought that a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame would cost someone money to have their name there? Well it does and it’s a hefty fee. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is one of the many tourist attractions in LA. It has to be among the largest and most well known …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve ever ridden in an elevator, chances are you’ve pressed the “close door” button in an attempt to speed up the process. But have you ever wondered if those buttons actually work? According to some reports, the answer may surprise you. In the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that elevators remain …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Well that would suck. Could you imagine turning down $140 billion? Yeah, that’s billion with a “B”, and 140 of them. That was the fateful decision one man made one day in 1976, but how was he to know what the future held? Who was the man and what was it he turned down? It …
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