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Stadium naming rights are super expensive. Can it really be worth the cost? | Can you live forever? Maybe. If you’re rich. | Here comes the Hallmark Christmas Movie Marathon.

11/29/21 • 22 min

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It was recently announced that crypto.com spent a record $700 million to rename the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It sounds crazy, but companies do it. Does it really make sense?
Billionaires in Silicon Valley are spending amazing money on technology to extend lifespans. But will this only extend lifespans of the rich?
We just passed Thanksgiving, which means one thing - time for the Hallmark Christmas movie marathon!! Hallmark will air a full slate of original Christmas movies for the next month, leading up to Christmas. How do they pull it off? And why do so many of us watch?
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https://www.samford.edu/sports-analytics/fans/2018/A-Billion-Dollar-Industry-Are-Naming-Rights-Worth-the-Money
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/21/silicon-valleys-quest-to-live-forever-could-benefit-the-rest-of-us.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/608916/hallmark-channel-christmas-movie-facts

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LuLaRich and the world of multilevel marketing | The Dunk of Death | Heaven Tourism is big business

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“Want to make some extra money on the side? Be your own boss?” Pyramid schemes - sorry, I mean, multilevel marketing companies - continue to flourish and recruit new members despite volumes of evidence suggesting that only a select few make money. Why, why, why??
What moments define you? Both good and bad but, far too often, it’s hard to let go of the bad. And what if one of your worst days ended up on posters in dorm rooms and sports bars? The lasting legacy of “the dunk of death.”
Do you like to travel? See the world? Have you considered Heaven tourism? We explore the controversial yet highly profitable business of dying, going to heaven, and coming back to write a book about the trip!
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/22/the-boy-who-didnt-go-to-heaven-and-how-heaven-tourism-conquered-the-publishing-world/

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Taylors Version(s) | The non-secret secret of MrBeast Burger | The immortal Harry & Marv

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Taylor Swift is the dominant musical artist of her generation. She consistently releases well-reviewed, original and popular music. Why is she going back to release new versions of her first six albums that sound exactly like the originals?

Internet personality Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, started a restaurant chain in 2020, but MrBeast Burger has no physical locations and doesn’t spend any money on advertising. And there’s probably one in your hometown.

The beloved 1990s Christmas movie Home Alone features youngster Kevin McCallister accidentally left behind when his family goes out-of-town for Christmas. You know what happens next - he defends his house against Harry and Marv, the Wet Bandits. In the process, Harry & Marv get hurt - a lot. Shouldn’t they have died?! We explore the severity of their injuries.

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https://www.mashed.com/308763/the-untold-truth-of-mrbeast-burger/
https://theweek.com/articles/469307/diagnosing-home-alone-burglars-injuries-professional-weighs

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