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15 Super Creative Print Ads Starring Animals
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Business
15 Creepiest Fast Food Mascots Ever
The word “mascot” can be dated back to Provence and Gascony in France and was first popularized by…
Business
15 Shockingly Racist Vintage Ads
“Racism,” says Business Insider, “has a long history in advertising.” What’s more, racist ads still appear today, with…
Business
10 Most Sexist Print Ads from the 1950s
The 1950s – a time well before the sexual revolution of the 60s and 70s, when sexism was…
Business
15 Hilarious Menu Items That Got Lost in Translation
Eating out becomes far more intriguing than normal when the menu offers delicacies like “Steal it to the…
Business
15 Best Knock-Off Brands Ever
We’ve all come across knock-off products, whether in a seedy market abroad or somewhere a lot closer to…
Education
10 Economists Who Deserve Nobel Prizes
Editor’s Note: This post was inspired by the excellent article 50 People Who Deserve a Nobel Prize. The…
Business
10 Millionaires Who Lived on the Streets
There’s nothing quite as inspirational as a great rags-to-riches story. It makes us realize that human ingenuity and…
Politics
10 Businesses with a Stranglehold on Politics
We all know that “one person, one vote” is a fundamental tenet of democracy. Unfortunately, it seems that…
Business
10 Surprising Examples of Product Placement in Classic Cinema
Movie audiences today probably tend to think of product placement as a relatively recent phenomenon — perhaps dating…
Business, Military & Defense
10 Most Notorious Arms Dealers in Modern History
The arms industry is a truly global phenomenon. Guns, ammunition and other larger weaponry mean big business all…
Business
10 Millionaire Businessmen Who Committed Suicide
We live in a society filled with dreams and aspirations of wealth, a society that likes to believe…
Business
10 Illegal Drugs That Used To Be Sold Over The Counter
The idea of drugs being “good” or “bad” depending on whether they are legal or not is a…
Politics
10 Junk Food Brands That Made a Buck in Iraq
When American and British troops returned to Iraq in 2003 — to liberate, or to invade, depending on…
Business
10 Largest Illegal Drug Trades on Earth
Drugs, as anyone with more than a passing interest in global black markets knows, are big business. According…