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Married Men — Not Women — Are Fatter Than Their Singleton Counterparts

It's an old wives tale that women "let themselves go" after marriage, a new study suggests. It's actually married men who are larger than their single counterparts. Many studies point to the health and...

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I Tried DogVacay, The 'Airbnb For Dogs,' And I Loved It

I have avoided boarding my dog, Rupert, for six years. I'm admittedly overly sensitive when it comes to his comforts, and the thought of leaving him in an outrageously priced, pee-covered cage for...

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All Hail Tim Armstrong! (AOL)

AOL's stock is hitting all-time highs after it divested itself of Patch, a money-losing network on local news sites. Since hitting a low of $8.82 in August of 2011, AOL's stock has ripped to new...

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A Norwegian Bay Was So Cold That Thousands Of Fish Were Flash-Frozen

While everyone in the United States was moaning and groaning last week about the insufferably cold temperatures, other parts of the world were intensely frigid too.Take the small Norwegian island of...

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Not Taking Credit Can Be A Powerful Management Strategy

It's nice to have colleagues recognize your value and accomplishments. But for managers, focusing on it could be a big mistake.Author Bruce Kasanoff writes on LinkedIn that if you spend a lot of time...

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You Really Don't Want To Have An Emergency In These States [MAP]

Emergency rooms in the United States are not equipped to handle the amount of patients that have come to rely on them, and the system as a whole is wavering.The American College of Emergency Physicians...

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Here's Why It's OK To Have That Morning Latte

Do you ever feel guilty about that $4-a-day caffeine drip you have hooked up to your arm? You're not alone. Ever since financial author David Bach seized on the latte as a symbol of how small daily...

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Amazon Reviews Of Haribo's Sugarless Gummy Bears Are Terrifying

Haribo's sugar-free gummy bears have a solid, three-star rating on Amazon. But as Michael Rusch at Buzzfeed points out, the negative reviews are terrifying enough to keep customers away forever. The...

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No, The Weather Channel Is Not Hacking Your Gmail Account To Deliver Spam To...

A Reddit user has accused The Weather Channel of hacking into his Gmail account to send protest messages to DirecTV, which dropped the channel due to a contract dispute.There's just one problem with...

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Apple Is Crushing Samsung In The US Even More This Year Than Last Year

Samsung is the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world, but things are a bit different in the U.S.According to research firm NPD, Apple still has the largest smartphone market share in the U.S....

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B2B Marketers To Increase Their Social Media Budgets This Year

Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.Soon,...

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Macklemore Gives A Surprise Performance On A New York City Bus

Anyone who regularly uses public transportation in New York City is familiar with impromptu performances. Someone might start singing, rapping, dancing or ranting, and will usually give a full routine...

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Can You Really Get A 'Contact High' From Marijuana?

Three decades ago, a team of Norwegian researchers hot-boxed a car — for science.The study volunteers had never smoked marijuana before, but they all piled into a small car for 30 minutes, joints...

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Wealthy CEO Is Deeply Concerned About Budget Deficits (TRV)

I got a call today from a corporate communications staffer at The Travelers Companies, one of America's largest property casualty insurance companies.She told me that Travelers Chairman and CEO Jay...

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Lena Dunham's Arm Is Missing In Vogue Photoshop Fail

Lena Dunham's face is featured on the February cover of Vogue for the very first time.But inside the magazine, it appears Dunham's body has been so drastically photoshopped that in one of the Annie...

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14 Startup Fears Founders Have But Are Too Afraid To Say Out Loud

Everyone talks about the startup success stories.But what do entrepreneurs secretly fear?We turned to Whisper, a secret-sharing app that's gaining popularity. On it, millions of people are writing...

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CHART OF THE DAY: One Analyst Surprisingly Argues That Businesses Are...

Five years after the darkest days of the financial crisis, America's corporations continue to sit on mountains of cash.For the most part, cash has been increasingly used to buy back stock and increase...

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You Can Now Buy Tickets To Sacramento Kings Games With Bitcoin

US basketball outfit the Sacramento Kings said Thursday they would begin accepting Bitcoin, the first professional sports team to accept the virtual currency.Fans will be able to use Bitcoin for...

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IT'S OFFICIAL: Congress Has Avoided Another Shutdown

The Senate on Thursday easily passed the $1 trillion omnibus spending bill, avoiding a repeat federal government shutdown and keeping the government funded through the end of September.The Senate...

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Here's The Argument For Sending The Teletubbies To North Korea

Can the Teletubbies save the world?It's a ridiculous question — The "Teletubbies" show, featuring group of multi-colored toddler aliens made for pre-school children by the BBC, has been mostly...

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