Costco has fascinated shoppers and business experts alike, to the point where analysis of the company's strategy has become something of a cottage industry. The enigmatic warehouse store doesn't follow many of the traditional rules of retail.

Here are some lesser-known facts about the nation's largest wholesale club operator.

Related:11 Types of People Who Shouldn't Set Foot in Costco

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Toilet paper is the best-selling item at Costco

Costco's most popular product: toilet paper. The chain sold more than 1 billion rolls worth some $400 million in 2015. In one clue to its importance, the toilet paper is often found deep in the store, so that budget-conscious customers have to pass many other tempting products on their way to stock up.

The aisles aren't labeled so shoppers will explore

Costco doesn't label its aisles for the same reason it places popular items at the back: As customers search the store to find what they came for, they see more items they want to put in their carts. Nevertheless, it should be easier to find items in the giant warehouses than in some other stores. Costco stores usually house about 4,000 products in an open layout while the average Walmart, for example, has about 100,000 products cluttering the aisles.

Related:10 Surprising Things You Can Buy From Costco, Sam's, or BJ's

Chicken and hot dogs are cheap because they attract customers

Costco keeps its rotisserie chicken and hot dogs cheap because they are loss leaders. In other words, people come for the meat and stay for the flat-screen TVs. Chicken is one of those items placed strategically toward the back of the store so customers can be entranced by other offerings as they walk by. At $1.50, the hot-dog-and-drink combo has been the same price for years. For Costco, "traffic and long-term loyalty trump reactive price hikes," according to Bloomberg.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones" season six.

The "Game of Thrones" fandom has plenty of social outlets these days, from Comic Cons to live-tweeting as each episode airs.

Following the actors who star is the series on Twitter or Instagram is just one more fun way people can stay immersed in the world of "Game of Thrones" around the clock. 

We rounded up the top show actors who are the most active and humorous in their out-of-character social media lives.

Scroll down for a look at each of them.

Icelandic strongman Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson plays the terrifying Ser Gregor Clegane, also known as the Mountain. But his Instagram account is filled with adorable puppy pictures and videos of his workout routine.

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Not only is Thor Björnsson often spotted on social media running around with his pomeranian, Asterix, but he usually uploads videos of his crazy workout regime and extreme diet intake. Plus every now and again he'll give fans a sneak peek behind-the-scenes of "Game of Thrones." 

Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) has an Instagram feed of snapshots off set, where she hangs out with BFF Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and other cast members.

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Highlights of her posts include the time she wigged out over Ryan Gosling and made a Dubsmash video on the set of "X-Men: Apocalypse." She also adopted the dog who played Sansa's direwolf, Lady, and posts pictures of them together.

Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) has her own incredible set of Instagram photos and YouTube videos.

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Williams recently crashed a "Game of Thrones" viewing party, documenting the entire saga through Instagram photos. She also recorded herself throughout the day of the "Game of Thrones" season six premiere, and uploaded the clips to her YouTube channel.

Sequels are taking over Hollywood. But that's nothing new.

If a movie does well, or if it's based on an existing property, the likelihood that it will get a sequel is very high. Some sequels are simply pale imitations of their predecessors. 

Then there are some sequels that take their source material and bring it to another level entirely. They expand the universes they are a part of, and make us all glad we got to spend more time with the characters.

From James Bond to "Star Wars," here are some sequels that outdid their predecessors:

SEE ALSO: 20 modern classic movies everyone needs to watch in their lifetime

"Toy Story 2" (1999)

The original was cute and innovative, but "Toy Story 2" exposes mature emotional themes like mortality and friendship hiding behind the computer imagery in a way only Pixar can.

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004)

Arguably the best book in the "Harry Potter" series also got the best director of the films, Alfonso Cuarón ("Gravity,""Y Tu Mamá También"), who delivers the frenetic rhythm and off-the-wall art direction the fantasy needs.

"Mad Max 2" (1981)

Sure, the original is appreciated for its "stripped-down" vision of a post-apocalyptic world, but the sequel, known as "The Road Warrior," ups the thrills and gear in all the right ways, putting Mel Gibson's no-nonsense nomad in the middle of a Rube Goldberg machine of death and destruction. It's no surprise director George Miller essentially reimagined the material for the latest installment in the franchise, "Fury Road."

Abercrombie & Fitch has been working hard to turn itself around.

The company has an embedded reputation for its steamy, blatantly sexual ad campaigns coupled with the notion that it's a bully, but that has been changing steadily over the recent years, particularly as American consumers crave a less overt version of sexiness.

A fall campaign featuring Neelam Gill showed that the company believed that covered-up people could sell; it wasn't all about sexy ads. Moreover, Gill is notably an anti-bullying activist on social media.

The new campaign, which was styled by Deb Watson and photographed by Matt Jones, seems to say something similar. 

You can see the photos here.

SEE ALSO: America's definition of sexy has changed, and retailers are toning it down

Despite a few seasons that show that it's been going for a classic, more streamlined look with less logos, it's still struggling to improve sales.

Abercrombie & Fitch's parent company posted its first quarter of positive comparable sales since 2012 at the end of fiscal 2015, but the first quarter of fiscal 2016 proved that the company still had some work to do.

In its most recent quarter, comparable sales for the company's namesake brand fell 8%, compared to 9% that time last year. Its parent company's comparable sales fell 4%. The company, however, has been facing struggles internationally.

The most expensive home currently for sale in the state of New Hampshire is actually three houses in one. 

Owned by the family of Bob Bahre, the New Hampshire International Speedway founders who sold their stake in the company for $340 million in 2008, the property stretches over 16.5 acres on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.

The property encompasses two main homes — one for Bob and his wife Sandy, and one for their son, Gary — that total more than 63,000 square feet of space. There's also a third structure, an "entertaining barn" where the family has toasted Nascar drivers before big races and where Gary has hosted prominent economists during a summit he puts on each year. 

Though the property has had a significant price chop since it first came to market at $49 million in 2014, the current $25.8 million price tag still makes it the most expensive home in the state. The Bahre family doesn't think much of the title, though.

"It's kind of odd to think that I was fortunate enough to live in what's considered the most valuable house in the state," Gary Bahre told Business Insider. "My mom and dad gave me a lot of opportunities, and I'm grateful for that."

Kristin Claire of LandVest and Christie's International Real Estate has the listing.

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The homes sit on the very edge of the 28-mile Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton, New Hampshire.

There are multiple docks to help take advantage of the water.

The family custom-built the homes over the span of roughly five years. They bought the land for just $2.5 million in the '90s. "At that time, my parents and I owned the speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, and we were really active in the business there. That's why we wanted to buy a space nearby in the first place," Gary said. "My parents were hopeful that I would have a family of my own, so they pushed me to build my own home. But my house requires more animation than a 53-year-old bachelor could give it."

While a six-figure inheritance or high-paying job can land you in the top 1% of earners, it's the little things — your money habits — that often make the difference between a life of prosperity and one of constant financial stress.

Just ask LearnVest Planning Services CFP® David Blaylock, who doesn't simply advise his clients on the merits of good money habits — he practices what he preaches.

For example, "I do a periodic review of all the subscriptions I have — the ones that hit my credit cards each month," says Blaylock. "You'd be surprised at how many subscriptions we all have and how many go unused. You could create some significant savings each month just by looking at those things."

Taking inventory of your recurring subscriptions and services is just one habit that can get you on the road to better fortune.

"If you look at the average amount of money you will earn over your lifetime, and figure out how many years you are working — most people earn more than a million dollars over their working life but very few people become millionaires," says Nancy Butler, a Certified Financial Planner™. "How they manage what goes through their fingers usually makes the difference."

So what are these easy changes that can help move you further along the road to prosperity? We asked two financial planners for their favorites.

SEE ALSO: 6 real people share the worst tax mistakes they've ever made

1. Reverse your thinking

We know: After taxes are taken out and the bills are paid, your paycheck can seem a little anemic — which can make the idea of having to save for retirement too seem like a real stretch. But to build wealth, a change in mindset is required. Namely, instead of spending the rest of your take-home pay, you'd actually take another cut of your paycheck and put it toward your biggest financial goals.

"Most people spend some money, pay their bills and save what's left," says Butler. "And that's backwards: You should be saving for your financial goals first, paying your bills and and then consider spending the money you have leftover." Another trap is putting your good money habits off till "later," when life will get easier. The thing is, somehow the minute your income increases, the demands on your money seem to as well.

Now, keep in mind, we're not suggesting you sock all of your money away and live on rice cakes. As Blaylock puts it: "I'm not asking you to put $1,000 away a month, I'm asking you to put away $50, or a small amount that you can afford. We really can't underestimate the power of starting small, because most of the time that momentum builds, and once we see progress, we tend to repeat behaviors."

Related: The Savings Habits of the New Rich: Why You Should Be Living Paycheck to Paycheck

2. Look where you want to go

Just as performance athletes imagine themselves making the shot over and over again — check out this study for how goal setting improves motivation in athletes — knowing what you want your money to do for you gives your goals a better chance of being reached.

To get going on saving for the future, financial experts often suggest having a five-year plan, where you create specific money goals you'd like to achieve in five years and what you need to achieve those goals. (That is the goal of LearnVest's 5-Year Planner.) For example, saving six months of income for an emergency fund, or saving for a big event, like a down payment on a house.

"Anytime we have a specific goal in mind, that helps us to save," says Blaylock. "Whether that goal is emergency savings, or saving for a trip, or saving for college, it doesn't matter."

3. Adopt your own private mind tricks

What if not spending $1,000 on a designer purse or new must-have gadget were as easy as following a rule that dictates you can't spend more than $300 on something that isn't essential to your life? The good news is you can create financial rules just like that for yourself; in fact, doing so can be a great habit to get into.

Also known as "heuristics," these rule-of-thumb strategies we create for ourselves — such as not spending more than $15 on an item of baby clothing, or more than $50 on a pair of shoes — can help simplify the many choices we make in a day. Behavioral economists believe that adopting good heuristics can help one develop good money habits (see this piece for more on how and why they work).

Related: 5 Ways to Retrain Your Brain to Save More for Retirement

If creating a great heuristic seems like an overwhelming task, Blaylock suggests starting with something simple, such as eating out only twice a week, or "not getting a cart at Target," a heuristic that helped one of his colleagues save money.

Akeem Browder celebrated what would have been his youngest brother's 23rd birthday by smashing a pinata crafted to look like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

"That's what he deserves," Akeem growled as he punched and kicked the papier-mache caricature.

Instead of candy, pictures of Rikers Island guards abusing a then teenage boy spilled out of the pinata's hollow torso. As Akeem spread the images over hot sidewalk outside the Bronx Supreme Court, a rubber "Live For Real" bracelet wiggled around his right hand.

After spending three years at Rikers Island on charges of stealing a backpack, which were later dropped, Akeem's brother, Kalief, killed himself at their mother's house in 2015. He was just 22.

While navigating the darkness that inevitably followed, Akeem started the Campaign to Shut Down Rikers, a grassroots collection of activists dedicated to the swift closure of Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex and one of the country's most notorious.

Those involved meet regularly to plan events, mostly civil disobedience, in hopes of drawing attention to Kalief's death and convincing politicians to reform the criminal justice system the group believes caused it.

Police arrested Kalief in May 2010 on suspicion of stealing a backpack. Then just 16 years old, he spent the next three years awaiting trial at Rikers Island. While there, video surveillance from the jail showed guards and fellow inmates violently attacking him.

"You think your clock is ticking, but at Rikers, you're being tortured and abused. You're missing out on life," Akeem told Business Insider at the protest. "That's what they did to him."

When prosecutors couldn't proceed with his case, Kalief was released in 2013. In the years after his time behind bars, he struggled with depression and paranoia, eventually pushing the young black man to kill himself.

Now, Akeem wants the whole system to pay for his brother's pain. For the march on the courthouse, on Kalief's first birthday since his suicide, Akeem ordered three pinatas designed to look like three politicians: de Blasio, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte.

In Akeem's mind, these are the people responsible, at the highest level, for Kalief's death.

Rikers Island sits on a nearly 400-acre island in the East River. The 10 jails across the facility, from juvenile to all-women buildings, hold nearly 10,000 inmates.

The campaign lists seven reasons New York State needs to shut the entire operation down:

1. Rikers is racist.
2. Rikers punishes poor people.
3. Rikers breeds physical and sexual violence.
4. Rikers abuses children and people with mental illness.
5. Rikers acts as a prison, not a jail.
6. Rikers is a waste of public spending.
7. Rikers is a torture chamber.

As protesters marched around the courthouse, they carried signs with each of these points.

Statistics support many of the most eye-opening claims.

In 2015, violence hit an all-time high at Rikers, despite fewer inmates, according to the New York Daily News. Although it's likely much higher, recent federal statistics show the rate of sexual violence by staff and other inmates reported by women inmates at two Rikers facilities is almost triple the national average.

While it can be tough to get into elite law schools, the real challenge happens post-graduation: securing a good job.

Law-school enrollment remains high — 39,984 students graduated in the class of 2015— but the prestigious degree no longer holds the same clout that it once did, and an oversaturation of lawyers has left graduates struggling in the job market.

For the class of 2010, only 40% of graduates were working at law firms by 2015, and 20% of the class held jobs that didn't even require a law license.

Even many who do land at a law firm can struggle to pay off the crushing debt. Law students incur an average loan burden of $84,000 by the time they graduate from a public school and $122,158 by the time they graduate from a private school, according to the American Bar Association.

But only about 17% of 2014 graduates employed at law firms full-time were making the coveted $160,000 salary, while half reported salaries of $40,000 to $65,000.

So, to determine which law schools stand as the best in the country, Business Insider focused on the institutions that lead to top jobs in the legal world. Using data from the ABA, the ranking primarily homed in on the percentage of graduates who land full-time, long-term, highly coveted jobs, which includes positions at big law firms that pay well — those with over 251 employees — and federal clerkships, which are difficult to secure and frequently set up successful careers.

The ranking also took into consideration the percentage of graduates with full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar, the percentage that are unemployed but seeking employment, bar-passage rate, tuition, and median LSAT scores. You can read more about our methodology here. 

Placing a higher weight on jobs — and no weight on selectivity or reputation — yielded unexpected results. The University of Pennsylvania earned the top spot, followed by the University of Chicago at No. 2. The law programs at Yale and Harvard, perennially ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in other rankings, came in 10th and third, respectively.

Continue on to check out the full list.

Additional reporting by Kaitlyn Yarborough and Alexa Pipia.

Edited by Alex Morrell and Sara Silverstein.

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50. Seton Hall University

Location: Newark, New Jersey

Percent of graduates with highly coveted positions: 7%

Bar passage rate: 83%

Median LSAT score: 157

The only private law school in New Jersey, Seton Hall offers instruction in the areas of health, intellectual property, public interest and public policy, and social justice. About 80% of graduates secured full-time, long-term jobs requiring bar-exam passage.

49. Louisiana State University

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Percent of graduates with highly coveted positions: 6%

Bar passage rate: 84%

Median LSAT score: 155

In addition to a traditional law degree in common law, Louisiana State University's Paul M. Herbert Law Center also gives students the option to earn an additional degree in civil law, which the school describes as a "blend of Roman, Spanish, and French legal traditions." After graduation, 70% of LSU law students secure full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar.

48. University of Kansas

Location: Lawrence, Kansas

Percent of graduates with highly coveted positions: 10%

Bar passage rate: 86%

Median LSAT score: 156

Law students at the University of Kansas can complete dual-degree programs in several areas, including business, journalism, and communications. Tuition for the public school is the third-lowest on our list at $35,328.

If there's one thing Reddit users are good at, it's coming up with clever tricks — especially on computers.

And in one post, a Redditor asked fellow users what computer tricks everyone should know. People submitted a wealth of tricks for Macs, PCs, web browsers, specific sites like YouTube, programs like Excel, and more. What they all had in common was that using them makes your computer life a whole lot easier and more fun.

We looked through the tricks and found the best 14, which are a mixture of useful and mischievous. 

Here they are:

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Get back that tab you accidentally closed.

If you want to get back a tab you closed, just press "Control" (or "Command" on Mac), plus "Shift," plus "T," and it will magically reappear.

Source: Reddit.

Only screenshot the part of the screen you want.

If you only need to screenshot part of the screen, there's a simple way to do it for both Windows and Macs.

For Mac: "Command," plus "Shift," plus "4" brings up the tool. Then you just drag the area you want.

For Windows: Just go to "Start" and then "Snipping Tool."

Source: Reddit.

Easily repeat your last command in Excel.

If you press the F4 button in Excel, it repeats the last command.

Here's an example given on Reddit: "If you select a cell and highlight it yellow, you can then highlight any other selected cell(s) yellow by pressing F4."

Source: Reddit.

In an age where the business culture is very competitive, being hardworking and dedicated are necessary qualities for you to remain in business.

In fact, these are expected behaviors.

However, it is important that you know where to draw the line, bearing in mind that your work can easily consume you.

Here is a list of six signs that indicate you are giving way too much of yourself to your job:

SEE ALSO: 12 skills you should start building now if you want to be an entrepreneur

1. When free time becomes a foreign concept

Although you may be so involved with your work that you have little spare time available, your job should not consume you to the extent that you have no time for anything else.

If you can’t remember the last time you met up with family or friends, watched an interesting movie, went shopping or did anything that was not work related, this is a key indicator that your job is taking over and it’s time to get a life.

Related: An Entrepreneur Reflects on Free Time Now That His Kids, and Business, Are Grown Up

2. When you carry the load alone.

If you are a perfectionist, you may have a natural need to ensure that everything that you are even remotely involved in is perfectly done. However, this tendency should not be so pronounced that the entire burden is left on you.

Remember, you do not possess super powers; you cannot do it all alone. Even if you can, you shouldn’t be expected to. That’s what freelancers are for and why you put other people on the payroll.

3. When all your aspirations are job related

While having lofty career goals may be quite admirable, they should not be the only things you hope to achieve. Try to create a balance including family, interests and altruism; the future should reflect more than just reaching the pinnacle of your career.

When someone asks you about future aspirations and the only answers you come up with are work related, you are obviously giving too much to your job.

Related: 7 Hobbies That Can Make You a Better Entrepreneur

Video games are rarely surprising. Oh, I'm a super soldier who's getting revenge for the murder of his family? Yawn.

That's why, when my best friend and I were looking for a fun game to play together, we immediately stopped searching when we found "Octodad: Dadliest Catch."

Here's what it's like.

In "Octodad," you play as an octopus. He is also a dad.

But, because he's so crafty, everyone thinks he's a human.

The entire game is about keeping up the illusion that you are not, in fact, a fish pretending to be a person.

McDonald's has been making huge changes to its menu over the past year.

The fast-food chain has added some new items — like the premium sirloin burger — while altering others, like the Quarter Pounder, and started offering breakfast all day, among other changes.

The menu tweaks have helped the company turn business around: McDonald's sales are now growing after two years of declines.

McDonald's US sales rose 5.4% in the first quarter of the year, and quarterly profit grew 35% compared with the same period last year.

Here's a roundup of some of the changes McDonald's has made over the last year:

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1. McDonald's started testing garlic fries, and quickly sold out of them.

The chain starting testing the fries at four locations in San Francisco earlier this year.

Within a matter of days, the restaurants sold out of the new menu item, according to SFGate.

"In less than two weeks, our small, four-restaurant test of Gilroy Garlic Fries has been a huge success, and we are now experiencing a temporary shortage of supplies," McDonald's told SFGate. "We are excited about how many people have visited our restaurants to try the fries, and we apologize for any inconvenience to our customers."

The fried potatoes are seasoned with garlic grown in Gilroy, California — a place known as "the garlic capital of the world," according to McDonald's.

The made-to-order fries are tossed with a mix of "Gilroy garlic and olive oil, parmesan cheese, parsley, and a pinch of salt," the company says.

2. The chain launched its first burger on Texas toast.

The Lone Star Stack Burger was launched in Texas in June.

The company asked Texas residents to come up with a recipe for a new sandwich, and the Lone Star Stack Burger was the winner.

The burger features two beef patties, sweet onion barbecue sauce, grilled onions, bacon, American and white cheddar cheese, and crinkled pickles between two slices of Texas toast.

3. It started experimenting with fresh, never-frozen beef patties.

The fresh beef is being tested at 14 locations in Dallas.

Wall Street analysts have applauded the test, saying it could lead to better-tasting burgers as well as attract new customers.

Some McDonald's franchisees have warned against it, however, saying that handling fresh beef in the kitchen would slow down service and expose the chain to new food contamination risks.

McDonald's has long relied on an extensive network of suppliers who make, freeze, and ship beef patties to its more than 14,000 restaurants in the US.

Expanding the fresh-beef test would require big changes to its supply chain.

McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook said last month that there isn't currently a large enough supply of fresh beef to expand the test nationally, but that the company could start expanding it gradually, region by region.

"Would that supply be there right now? No it wouldn't," Easterbrook said at a conference in New York. "It doesn't mean we shouldn't start to expand it. You can go region by region ... and develop it that way. We are pretty good at solving operational supply chain issues when we have a good idea."

Getting along with your boss is a pretty crucial part of succeeding at work. Your manager likely controls whether or not you get promoted, demoted, or fired, after all. Your job is in their hands.

Some bosses make it clear if they adore you — non-romantically, of course. They heap on the praise, give positive and detailed feedback, and make you feel like you're an integral part of the success of the organization.

But not all managers are so open.

It's always good to ask for honest feedback. Before you make inquiries, though, here are 11 signs that your boss probably is pretty impressed with your work:

SEE ALSO: 22 signs your boss secretly hates you

They give you tough love

Suzanne Bates, CEO of Bates Communications and author of "All the Leader You Can Be," told Business Insider that it can be difficult to figure out whether or not your boss likes you.

"A boss who sees you as promising may give you a lot of feedback, not all of it positive — some of it might be 'tough love' because he or she sees you as someone who can handle it and is ready for more responsibility," she said.

They challenge you

If you're feeling a bit overwhelmed at times, then that might not be a terrible thing.

"The boss will probably give you more than you feel you can handle at times, not because he or she is trying to punish you, but because they want to test you on tough assignments," says Bates, who has worked with senior executives as a CEO for 17 years.

They share your priorities

"Ask your boss what his or her top priorities are and put up your hand for challenging assignments," says Bates. "Give the boss a chance to see you in action, especially on a project important to him or her, so that they can see what you're made of."

Ferrari builds three types of cars: sports cars, Grand Touring or "GT" cars, and of course rare and exotic hypercars, such as the current LaFerrari, which sells for more than a million bucks.

Of these three, without question the most important for Ferrari's reputation are the sports cars. The only things more important are Ferrari's Formula One race cars, but they are squarely beasts of the track. The road cars define the critical fantasies that animate the brand, that evoke its deep history, and that provoke sane people to part with hundreds of thousands of dollars for the privilege of being what Ferrari calls a "client."

And among the road cars, the sports cars rule.

But while Ferrari calls them sports cars, nobody else does. We call them supercars, for good reason.

Until 2015, Ferrari could claim that its core supercar, the 458 Italia, was indeed the finest car ever made by human hands. "What a machine!" enthused former "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson when he hooned a 458 around the track.

The late, great 458

The 458 was the peak achievement of Ferrari's commitment, decades old, to the mid-engine, naturally aspirated V8 sports cars. It began, effectively, with the 308 in the mid-1970s (the "Magnum, P.I." Ferrari) and extended to the 458 in the second decade of the 21st century.

And it was served on a rosso corsa platter that the Ferrari lover craves beyond sexiness and speed: sound. The flat-crank V8 produced and otherworldly scream at its redline, like a wild thing torn from a wild place and barely domesticated behind the driver's head. The sound was the sound of fear and pleasure and raw life raised to type of brutal art. The sort of thing that Ferrari does so, so well.

The 458 was also gorgeous, sleek, and fine-boned but intensely purposeful. I've had my eardrums blown out by them at pit stops on racetracks, and I have still always, always been in love with those lines. You have your drive-for-your-life cars and your die-behind-the-wheel cars, and, given a choice, I would perish dashingly and with a smile in a 458.

Enter the 488 GTB (it stands for "Gran Turismo Berlinetta") and the dawn of a new age in Maranello, Ferrari's home in Italy. It was necessary. A 570-horsepower V8 that sucks in air and uses that process of transforming gasoline into velocity is a politically unpalatable dinosaur, so the 458 had to be retired.

And Ferrari replaced it.

With a 661-horsepower turbocharged V8.

Ferrari hasn't done turbos in this type of car since the 1980s with the F40, so there was concern, possibly even overt panic, among the Ferraristi.

You might be wondering how the Great Shift is going. Well, Ferrari kindly let us borrow a $360,000 488 GTB for a few days. Here's how it went.

Photos by Hollis Johnson, unless otherwise credited.

The 488 GTB arrived on a damp day. The color is new: "Rosso Corsa Metallizzato," which is Ferrari red with what appears to be a touch of orange. It's a $12,500 option.

The 488 isn't a major departure from the 458, seen here. But Ferrari's in-house designers made a few tweaks.

The family of mid-engine Ferrari sports cars, starting with the 308 GTB on the far left and moving through the 348, the 360, and the 458.

"Rich" is relative.

Maybe you think it means being in the top 1% of earners in some of the wealthiest cities in the US. Maybe it means being able to buy a flashy mansion or spend your life flitting from luxury vacation to luxury vacation.

But former investment banker Kristin Addis told Business Insider she feels richer earning about 40% of her previous six-figure salary while she travels the world. Nick and Dariece Swift, who also left their jobs to make a fraction of their former income, said they're happier earning less. The self-made millionaire stars of "West Texas Investor's Club" say their relationships are more valuable than the money they earn.

Ultimately, "rich" can be just as subjective as "happy"— it's different for everyone. However, there are a few universal indications of wealth, no matter how you view it: 

SEE ALSO: Here's how much of the population is considered high-income in 19 major US cities — and what they earn

You can save money

"Most people fail to realize that in life, it's not how much money you make. It's how much money you keep," writes Robert Kiyosaki in the personal finance classic, "Rich Dad Poor Dad."

At the end of the day, money does not solve financial problems — in fact, it often exacerbates them. Consider the lottery winners who lost it allwithin a few years; or theprofessional athletes who made millions in their 20s and wound up broke.

"Money often makes obvious our tragic human flaws, putting a spotlight on what we don't know," explains Kiyosaki. "That is why, all too often, a person who comes into a sudden windfall of cash — let's say an inheritance, a pay raise, or lottery winnings — soon returns to the same financial mess, if not worse, than the mess they were in before." 

If you can hold on to a portion of the money you earn, you're in good shape.

You can live comfortably below your means

Living below your means is one of the major tenets of responsible money management: spending less than you earn, however much that may be.

Self-made billionaire Anthony Hsieh told Business Insider that learning to live within his means was a lesson he learned from his parents, who immigrated to the US from Taiwan.

The habit "has helped me quite a bit and that's one of the reasons I've survived and flourished in consumer lending for 30 years," he said. "My career spans four different economic and housing cycles and I'm still sitting at the table as a key executive in consumer lending. I think part of that is my discipline of making certain that the company and myself don't overspend."

Living within your means might not sound like a big deal if you're already doing it ... but not everyone can manage. A 2015 report released by the The Pew Charitable Trusts found that more than half (55%)of the nearly 8,000 Americans surveyed said they spend more than they earn, or just break even every month.

You will eventually be able to pay for the things you really want 

If you can go out and buy a yacht in cash today, most people would agree that you're rich. However, if you can go out and buy that same yacht five years from now after setting a savings goal and socking away money on a monthly or annual basis, guess what? You're probably still rich.

Survey after survey turns up the same dispiriting result: Americans aren't saving all that much. The same Pew survey reported that 33% of respondents had no household savings, and a GOBankingRates survey of over 4,500 Americans found that a third of them have no retirement savings whatsoever.

Which brings us to our next point ...

Your personal decisions — diet, exercise, smoking, drinking — are crucial to living a healthy life, but some cities make living well easier and can have a huge effect on your overall health.

Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on cities, recently released its list of the healthiest cities in the US.

Niche assessed more than 220 cities with a population of more than 100,000, focusing on a group of factors that are important in measuring a healthy lifestyle, including obesity and smoking rates (taken from county level data) as well as availability and proximity to doctors and gyms. Niche also looked at other metrics, like the rate of excessive alcohol consumption and access to mental health providers.

Note that while some cities appear to have identical grades, each grade represents a range of scores, allowing some to rank higher despite both receiving an "A+", for instance. Read more about the methodology here.

California has the most cities on the list with 15 in the top 25 — including a handful from Orange County and neighboring Los Angeles County — but the healthiest city in the country is in Colorado. 

Read on to find out the 25 healthiest cities in America. 

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25. Burbank, California

Population:104,484

Physical inactivity rate: 17%

Obesity rate: 21.3%

Access to doctors: A

Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A

Percent of smokers: 12.3%

24. Glendale, California

Population:195,380

Physical inactivity rate: 17%

Obesity rate: 21.3%

Access to doctors: A

Access to recreation/fitness facilities: A

Percent of smokers: 12.3%

23. Santa Maria, California

Population:101,468

Physical inactivity rate: 13.9%

Obesity rate: 19.4%

Access to doctors: A-

Access to recreation/fitness facilities: B+

Percent of smokers: 10.5%

When playing with Legos, you can spend all day building anything you could dream up.

For Mark Roe, that's a day job — he's one of eight Master Builders in the entire world.

Over his 22-year career with Lego, he's designed and constructed 150 life-size sculptures. His most recent, of San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, was unveiled July 30 at the the Giants' stadium, where it's now installed as a permanent fixture.

Roe gave Tech Insider an exclusive look at what it takes to build massive sculptures of people. Keep scrolling to step inside the Model Shop at Lego's US headquarters.

Lego's US Model Shop is located next to its headquarters in Enfield, Connecticut. Approximately 10 people work on the floor every day of the week.

When you walk in, there's a "graveyard" of abandoned heads from previous sculptures.

Builders at Lego's Model Shop create all kinds of life-size sculptures to promote events and film premieres. Here's the Wonder Woman that Roe designed and built for the 2017 movie.

Lying gets you nowhere, especially during job interviews.

Some people get so caught up in the pursuit of a certain job, they're willing to stretch, bend, and even break the truth in order to sound like an ideal candidate.

Needless to say, that fibbing will catch up with you eventually.

If you're a good liar, you could risk losing your job later on, once your ruse is discovered. If you're a bad liar, the interviewer might just pick up on your sketchy vibes during the interview itself.

Here are a few phrases and questions to avoid if you don't want to sound dishonest during a job interview.

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'I don't have weaknesses'

Yes, you do. Claiming not to have shortcomings just makes you come across as arrogant — not to mention dishonest.

'What are grounds for termination?'

It's not a good idea to get the interviewer thinking about firing you before they've even hired you. This just makes you sound untrustworthy.

'My only weakness is that I work too hard'

Oh, come on. Show some self-awareness when you're asked about your greatest weakness. Claiming you work too hard — even if it's true — sounds totally phony.

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There are a lot of gizmos and gadgets aimed at kids out there, and separating the good from the bad can be difficult. 

While assembling this list, I tried to pick tech that kids will enjoy both actively and passively. Tablets, smartphones, and video game systems are fine in moderation, but in addition to those gadgets, in this vein, I branched out a bit.

Some products on this list have explicit educational benefits, while others simply blend the real and digital worlds together. The idea was to have gadgets that would engage kids, and give them something techy to reach for instead of your iPhone.

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MiP Robot

What kid doesn't think robots are cool? The MiP robot is "smart" robot that stands 8 inches tall, balances on two wheels, and can be controlled using gestures or a smartphone. By physically rotating its wheel, you're able to toggle between MiP's eight different modes. Each mode makes use of MiP's built-in sensors to perform different tasks.

Putting MiP in "Roam Mode," for example, sets the little robot off in any one direction, until he senses an obstacle, at which point he'll change course. "Stacking Mode" requires attaching a tray to MiP's stomach and watching his dual-wheel balancing system adjust itself so he doesn't fall down. Reviews for MiPs seem generally positive, with the only consistent complaint being he runs on AAA batteries.

MiP Robot, $50.99, available at Amazon

Anki Cars

Anki cars have the great distinction of being so cool they appeared at an Apple event to demonstrate AI. Now they're available to the public and getting great reviews.

Here's how they work: Anki cars are placed onto a track, then connected to an iOS and Android Phone through an app. The app displays all sorts of information about the car, including its weapons, the ability to change lanes, and use turbo boosts. The cars move independently because of AI built into the track and cars themselves, so you don't have to worry about constantly holding an ignition button. These are effectively Hot Wheels on steroids and reviews on Amazon have been positive, which is impressive given how technical this entire setup is.

This starter set comes with two cars, a four-car charging dock, and a track that can be configured into eight different "epic battlefields."

Anki Overdrive Starter Kit, $149.99, available at Amazon

Amazon Fire Kids Edition Tablet

If you'd like your kid to have a tablet, but want it to come from a reputable brand and have the peace of mind that it's insured if it breaks, consider the Fire Kids Edition.

It's not an iPad, but it's also not trying to be. I recently tried my first Fire tablet and really enjoyed myself. This isn't as powerful, and has kid-focused software, but I'm confident this tablet will provide your kid with a good experience. In addition to having parental controls, which help you fine tune how your child can use the tablet, your purchase comes with a two-year warranty and one year of Amazon's "FreeTime" service. FreeTime gives you access to a wide array of Amazon-approved kid-friendly content including books, movies, and TV shows. If they get bored of FreeTime content, they do have access to apps through the App Store, which includes some games and content apps like Netflix.

Amazon Fire Kids Edition Tablet, $99.99, available at Amazon

Albert Einstein, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, forever changed the landscape of science by introducing revolutionary concepts that shook our understanding of the physical world.

One of Einstein's most defining qualities was his remarkable ability to conceptualize complex scientific ideas by imagining real-life scenarios. He called these scenarios Gedankenexperiments, which is German for thought experiments.

Here are a few thought experiments that demonstrate some of Einstein's most groundbreaking discoveries.

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Imagine you're chasing a beam of a light.

This is something Einstein started thinking about when he was just 16 years old. What would happen if you chased a beam of light as it moved through space?

If you could somehow catch up to the light, Einstein reasoned, you would be able to observe the light frozen in space. But light can't be frozen in space, otherwise it would cease to be light.

Eventually Einstein realized that light cannot be slowed down and must always be moving away from him at the speed of light. Therefore something else had to change. Einstein eventually realized that time itself had to change, which laid the groundwork for his special theory of relativity.

Imagine you're sitting on a train.

Imagine you're standing on a train while your friend is standing outside the train, watching it pass by. If lightning struck on both ends of the train, your friend would see both bolts of lightning strike at the same time.

But on the train, you are closer to the bolt of lightning that the train is moving toward. So you see this lightning first because the light has a shorter distance to travel.

This thought experiment showed that time moves differently for someone moving than for someone standing still, cementing Einstein's belief that time and space are relative and simultaneity doesn't exist. This is a cornerstone in Einstein's special theory of relativity.

Imagine you have a twin in a rocket ship.

This thought experiment is a well-known variation of Einstein's light-clock thought experiment, which has to do with the passage of time.

Imagine you have a twin, born at almost the exact same time as you.

But the moment your twin is born, he or she gets placed in a spaceship and launched into space to travel through the universe at nearly the speed of light. According to Einstein's special theory of relativity, you and your twin would age differently. Since time moves slower the closer that you get to the speed of light, your twin would age more slowly.

When the spaceship lands back on Earth, you might be trying to sort out your retirement, while your twin is just trying to get through puberty.