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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…

Julian Crowley · December 18, 2011
Business

5 Successful People Who Punched Their Disabilities in the Face

  Share We all have things that hold us back in life.  These include a terrible upbringing, a…

BP Editors · December 16, 2011
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…

Julian Crowley · December 14, 2011
Politics

Who Needs Government? 5 Places That Have Little to None

  Share While a most of us are relatively unhappy with some of the stuff governments do —…

BP Editors · December 13, 2011
Business

Top 5 Biggest Holiday Spending Sprees

  Share There is nothing more American than spending the money that could support a Congolese family for…

BP Editors · December 9, 2011
Business

5 Ways Infomercials Convince you to Buy Useless Crap

  Share Infomercials are the bane of every hoarder’s existence, but are dangerous to everyone. They bombard us…

BP Editors · December 8, 2011
Business

5 Most Criminally Shady Credit Cards

  Share Credit is the lifeblood of any well-functioning economy.  It allows us to buy cars, houses, education…

BP Editors · December 7, 2011
Business

The World’s 5 Youngest CEOs

  Share What does it take to be the World’s Youngest CEO? Marbles, apparently. A lot of marbles.…

BP Editors · December 6, 2011
Business

The Top 5 Shadiest, Scummiest Banks

  Share   It’s been a rough couple of years for banks in America and around the world. …

BP Editors · December 2, 2011
Politics

The 5 Worst US Presidents in History

  Share In the political arena, the President often becomes the focus of generalized rage at the opposing…

BP Editors · December 1, 2011
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…

Julian Crowley · November 30, 2011
Business

5 Criminals Who Became Famous Entrepreneurs

It’s pretty clear that depending on your level of skill, crime really can pay. A lot. Drug trafficking,…

BP Editors · November 30, 2011
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…

Julian Crowley · November 27, 2011
Business

5 Companies with No Regard for Human Life

  Share Murder, kidnapping, torture, sex crimes, production of chemical weapons, war profiteering and warmongering, worker discrimination, sale…

BP Editors · November 22, 2011
Business

5 of the Biggest Sexual Harassment Settlements

  Share   America has come a long way since the days when rampant sexual misconduct was commonplace…

BP Editors · November 21, 2011
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