• Fast food burgers are just a part of American life.
• Whether it's a McDonald's Big Mac or Smashburger, we love to indulge.
• Here are the 23 best fast food burgers based on flavor. 

If you ask anyone to describe American culture, they’re likely to mention fast food burgers in their description. Whether it’s a reference to McDonald’s or a famous sandwich in particular, people recognize that the burger is part of the American way of life. For this reason, it only felt right to create a comprehensive list of the best fast food burgers that America has to offer. Get ready to get hungry, my friends. Here are the 23 best fast food burgers based on flavor. They're not in any particular order, because how can you rank perfection?

Five Guys: Bacon Cheeseburger

You may be thinking that this burger is a tad basic to be included in the best fast food burgers, but Five Guys takes basic to a whole new level with their bacon cheeseburger.

The sandwich comes with a beef patty, American cheese, bacon and a sesame seed bun. You can also choose from a range of free toppings to enhance your burger, but the bacon is what really takes this burger to another level. 

McDonald's: Big Mac

The Big Mac is just too classic to leave off of this list. It was the first fast food burger that America truly fell in love with, and it's not going away any time soon.

If you're late to the fast food burger game, the Big Mac comes with two burger patties, a three-part sesame bun, American cheese, lettuce, pickles, onion, and "special sauce," which is basically Thousand Island dressing.

Steak 'n Shake: Wisconsin Buttery Steakburger

Although it's a heart attack waiting to happen, there's nothing better than a burger patty smothered in butter. The Wisconsin Buttery comes with two steakburger patties with Wisconsin butter melted on top, American cheese, and grilled onions.

The US lags behind other countries when it comes to putting policies in place that will encourage electric vehicle adoption.

Some states, like California, are doing their part to set up an infrastructure to support battery-powered vehicles and get gas-powered cars off the road. But the US has yet to pass comprehensive policies aimed at lowering transportation-related fuel emissions.

We rounded up the countries that are taking initiative — scroll down for a closer look: 

SEE ALSO: Tesla's massive batteries are powering everything from exotic islands to breweries

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Norway will only sell electric and hybrid vehicles starting in 2030.

Norway is the most progressive country when it comes to electrification. Electric and hybrid cars accounted for 28% of Norway's market share in 2016, according to a 2017 report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). 

The Netherlands said it will only sell electrified vehicles starting in 2025.

The Netherlands have also pushed electric vehicle adoption. Electric and hybrid cars accounted for 6% of the Netherlands market share in 2016, according to the IEA report. 

India has ambitious goals for electrification, saying it will only sell electric and hybrid vehicles starting in 2030.

India has yet to build out an infrastructure to support battery-powered vehicles, which is why they only account for a tiny (less than 1%) market share. 

• Comparing yourself to other people is detrimental to your perception of your own success. 
• There are a few questions you can ask to remind yourself you're more successful than you think.
• These questions include: "Do I have close friends?" and "Do I view failure as training?"

Sometimes comparisons can be useful... but where your sense of satisfaction and fulfillment are concerned, they're definitely not.

Like if you constantly you compare yourself to other people. Do that and it's easy to feel unsuccessful. If you're an entrepreneur and you compare yourself to Richard Branson, you won't win. If you're a musician and you compare yourself to Taylor Swift (especially if the point of comparison is earnings), you won't win.

That's the problem with comparisons. No matter how successful you feel, there is always someone who seems more successful. There is always someone better, or smarter, or wealthier, or (seemingly) happier.

So stop comparing. Just focus on you. Then look for these signs that show you're more successful than you might think — and, in all likelihood, that you're happier than you think, too.

SEE ALSO: The 'tombstone exercise' could be the secret to being consistently successful

1. "Do I have close friends?"

Close friendship are increasingly rare; one study found that the number of friends respondents felt they could discuss important matters with has dropped from an average of 2.94 to 2.08 in the last 20 years. 

If you have more than two or three close friends, be glad, not only for the social connection but also because the positive effect of relationships on your life span is double what you get from exercising and just as powerful as quitting smoking.

And where professional relationships are concerned...

2. "Can I choose the people around me?"

Some people have employees who drive them nuts. Some people have customers who are obnoxious. Some people have casual acquaintances who are selfish, all-about-me jerks.

Guess what: They chose those people. Those people are in their professional or personal lives because they let them remain.

Successful people attract successful people. Hardworking people attract hardworking people. Kind people associate with kind people. Great employees want to work for great bosses.

If the people around you are the people you want to be around you... you're successful.

And if they're not, it's time to start making some changes.

3. "Do I have enough money to make positive choices?"

Many people live paycheck to paycheck. Worse, many have to decide between necessities. (I can remember having to choose between filling a prescription for an antibiotic and putting gas in my car.)

If you make enough money, and don't spend so much money, that you can make positive choices about what to do with some of it — whether it's investing, or taking a vacation, or taking classes... anything you want to do instead of have to do — then you're successful, both because you've escaped the paycheck-to-paycheck grind and because you can leverage that extra money to become even more successful.

In the US, it doesn't take a lifetime to amass a 10-figure fortune.

In fact, nearly 3% of America's richest people— those with fortunes of at least $2 billion — are under 37, or part of the millennial generation (born between 1981 and 1998).

That's according to this year's Forbes 400 list, which determined the net worths of the wealthiest people in the US by taking into account stakes in public and private companies, real estate holdings, and other assets including art, jewelry, cars, and planes. All net worth estimates are current as of October 17, 2017.

Scroll through to see America's richest young people and how much their fortune is worth according to Forbes.

SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg and his college sweetheart wife Priscilla Chan are worth $74 billion — see their houses, cars, and travels

DON'T MISS: 11 self-made American billionaires who are on the Forbes 400 list for the first time

10. Julio Mario Santo Domingo III: $2.4 billion

Age: 32

Source of wealth: Inherited, Anheuser-Busch InBev 

Forbes 400 rank: 340

9 (TIE). Evan Spiegel: $3.1 billion

Age: 27

Source of wealth: Snapchat

Forbes 400 rank: 248

9 (TIE). Bobby Murphy: $3.1 billion

Age: 29

Source of wealth: Snapchat

Forbes 400 rank: 248

Netflix has announced the titles that will be leaving its streaming service in November, so make sure to catch a few of these movies and TV shows before they're gone.

Departing titles to check out include "The Matrix" trilogy and all nine seasons of the CBS show "How I Met Your Mother."

If you've never seen Martin Scorsese's "Hugo," that's another fan-favorite worth watching. 

Here's everything that's leaving Netflix in November (we've highlighted the titles we think you should watch in bold):

SEE ALSO: Netflix's 28 original drama films, ranked from worst to best

Leaving November 1

"Back to the Secret Garden"
"Black Books: Series 1-3"
"Christmas with the Kranks"
"Get Rich or Die Tryin’"
"Hard Candy"
"Hugo"
"Ravenous"
"The Brothers"
"The Legend of Hell House"
"The Matrix"
"The Matrix Reloaded"
"The Matrix Revolutions"
"The Newton Boys"
"Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas"
"Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express"
"Thomas & Friends: Merry Winter Wish"
"Thomas & Friends: The Christmas Engines"
"Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas"
"Twilight"
"V for Vendetta"

Leaving November 3

"Do I Sound Gay?"

Leaving November 5

"Hannah Montana: The Movie"
"Heavyweights"
"Sky High"

Mario's been to a lot of weird places, and he's done a lot of strange things, but nothing compares to the surreal and bizarre world of "Super Mario Odyssey." 

"Super Mario Odyssey" is the next major flagship game in the classic franchise, from Nintendo's world-class internal teams — and it's nearly here.

With the launch of "Odyssey" coming up so soon on October 27, it's time to get up to speed on Mario's next big adventure. Here's a look:

SEE ALSO: Nintendo is about to release a miniature version of the original SNES — here's everything we know about it

1. "Super Mario Odyssey" is an open-world, 3D Mario game.

"Super Mario Odyssey" is a 3D Mario game, along the lines of "Super Mario 64" and "Super Mario Sunshine." That means it's a sandbox-style game. The world is segmented into levels, but the levels are massive and open-ended.

Forget about flagpoles — in "Super Mario Odyssey," you're given free rein to go wherever you want within a world. There are no "beginning" and "end" points in "Odyssey," in that sense. There is an overall story arc and a progression to the game, of course, but each world is open-ended in how you approach it.

2. "Odyssey" is still very much a Mario game.

If you've ever played a 3D Mario game before, you're familiar with "Super Mario Odyssey." I've spent a few hours playing the game at preview events in 2017, and I was able to directly apply previously learned Mario skills. The double jump, and the long jump, and the backflip, and whatever else you're expecting? It's in there. 

In the long tradition of Mario games, "Odyssey" builds on the already existing framework of Mario gameplay and control. 

3. The world of "Odyssey" is divided into "Kingdoms."

It's not clear how many kingdoms in total there are for Mario to explore — remember, these are large areas that are full of stuff to collect, puzzles to solve, and enemies to tackle — but Nintendo has thus far shown nine.

Here are all nine areas Nintendo detailed in its most recent video:

-New Donk City, Metro Kingdom

-Tostarena, Sand Kingdom

-Mount Volbono, Luncheon Kingdom

-Steam Gardens, Wooded Kingdom

-Bonneton, Cap Kingdom

-Fossil Falls, Cascade Kingdom

-Shiveria, Snow Kingdom

-Bubblaine, Seaside Kingdom

-Tropical island, Unknown kingdom

After months of fighting, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have conquered Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State's so-called caliphate and its last major stronghold in the Middle East.

But the victory by no means indicates that ISIS is defeated, and enormous ethnic challenges still lie ahead for the embattled country.

Here's how the Raqqa campaign was won, and what lies on the horizon for Syria:

SEE ALSO: Iraqi forces seize oil city Kirkuk from Kurds

SEE ALSO: Here’s what it was like to live in a city controlled by ISIS

The campaign to retake Raqqa from ISIS (which seized the ancient Syrian city in early 2014) officially began in November 2016, several weeks after the campaign to retake Mosul, the group's stronghold in Iraq, was announced.

Source:The Independent

SDF spokesman Talal Sello said the campaign would consist of"first liberating the countryside around Raqqa and isolating the city, and second taking control of the city."

As per Sello's description, the SDF advanced south from their territory in northern Syria, capturing ISIS-held villages east and west of Raqqa all while buoyed by American airstrikes. In addition, a key target was the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River, which the SDF also seized in May. 

Although the Syrian Democratic Front is dominated by Syrian Kurds, the units deployed to fight in the Raqqa campaign were 70% Arab, according to the SDF. This was done to foster ethnic solidarity between soldiers and the majority-Arab city and environs of Raqqa.

The Syrian Democratic Forces that led the Raqqa campaign is a coalition of various militias, however it has always been led by the Kurds.

The undisputed leaders of the SDF are the Popular Defense Units, or the YPG, a Kurdish militia with ties to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) in Turkey, along with their all-female companion force, the YPJ. The YPG first gained US support during the Battle of Kobane in 2014, when the group handed ISIS its first battlefield defeat while defending the Kurdish town on the border between Syria and Turkey.

The SDF was created in order to bring non-Kurdish groups that live in northern Syria, including Assyrian Christians and especially Sunni Arabs, into cooperation with the Kurds to create a single, moderate coalition to defeat ISIS. Yet inter-ethnic problems remain.

Source: Channel News Asia, the YPG and the Washington Post

Despite SDF's secular, democratic nature and US backing, the group has been accused of war crimes. Although the YPG has denied such allegations, The Nation has reported that the group has expelled Arabs from conquered villages at gunpoint. The United Nations also disputes these claims, saying that these expulsions were for civilians' safety and did not constitute ethnic cleansing.

In addition, clashes have occurred between the YPG and Assyrians in Kurdish-held territories.

• The Corvette GS sits in between the Stingray and the Z06.
• The Corvette "Grand Sports" was first produced in the 1960s.
• There's almost nothing in the world that matches the GS for price and performance.

I'm not going to get into the long and illustrious history of the Chevrolet Corvette, in continuous production since the 1950s and now into its seventh generation. You can look it up.

Suffice it to say that we really, really like Vettes. The C7 Stingray was our 2014 Business Insider Car of the Year. It set a whole new standard for this most American of vehicles (still bolted together with patriotic care in beautiful Bowling Green, Kentucky).

Since we got behind the wheel of the glorious Stingray with a seven-speed manual transmission, we've sampled the same car in a convertible version with an automatic — and outfitted with Apple CarPlay — and taken a rocket-ship ride on the supercar-defying Zo6, a 650-horsepower monster of a machine.

We thought we'd seen it all, Vette-wise. And then an Arctic White 2017 Corvette Grand Sport Convertible paid us a brief visit last year. Too brief — we had it for only about a day and a half. But we lucked out on the weather in the Northeast before some harsh winter conditions set in.

Few cars available right now are this good. And no others are this good for a base price of about $70,000. Ours stickered at $85,910, and it was nicely appointed (the "Black Suede Design Package" alone added four grand).

Here's what we thought:

SEE ALSO: Corvette might be on the verge of the biggest change in its history

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For starters, this thing looks great in white.

The seventh generation of Corvettes was inaugurated by the exquisite Stingray and its 460-horsepower V8.

Read the review here, as well as our 2014 Car of the Year commendation.

We later sampled the convertible version and got a taste of how happy the Vette's engine is when paired with an automatic transmission. It's actually FASTER than with the manual.

We tested out Apple CarPlay on this Vette.

Throughout its history of original programming, HBO has delivered some of the greatest TV shows of all time, including "The Wire,""Deadwood," and "The Sopranos."

But with every string of success comes at least some failure. Although HBO hasn't made nearly as many terrible shows as networks like CBS, NBC and ABC in the long run, it's certainly released quite a few stinkers. 

But which HBO shows are the worst? We ranked its shows according to their ratings on Metacritic, which aggregates critic reviews and assigns each season of a show a score between 1 and 100.

For shows with multiple seasons, we averaged their scores. And to break ties, we brought in the audience score.

Here's how HBO's shows rank, from worst to best, according to critics on Metacritic.

(Note: We left off animated, children's, documentary/reality, and foreign programming, as well as miniseries, with a few notable exceptions.)

SEE ALSO: The 6 worst TV shows of the fall 2017 season, ranked

16. "The Newsroom" (2012-14), three seasons

Average Metacritic score: 61.7

"The series is kind of a mess ... but one you can't really look away from."— SFGate

15. "Carnivale" (2003-05), two seasons

Average Metacritic score: 61

"A bloated mess ... 'Carnivale' is a little too full of itself. Believing that it has a fascinating story to tell with all the complex themes you could imagine, the series nevertheless fails the first test of television: Move forward."— SFGate

14. "Unscripted" (2005), one season

Metacritic score: 60

Audience Score: N/A 

"A faux documentary on actors who are not famous but who are struggling to be isn't inherently interesting to non-actors ... 'Unscripted' isn't a complete flop. It's just rare that HBO fails like this."— The San Francisco Chronicle

New York is known for being a crowded city.

Yet the metropolis has still managed to offer up 62.5 million square feet of vacant space where Amazon could choose to build its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2.

New York City is one of 238 cities and regions to submit a bid for Amazon's $5 billion campus. The company has said that it will select a North American city in early 2018, and expects to bring 50,000 jobs.

The city offered four sites, though Amazon would likely only choose one neighborhood or borough. The city faces a lot of competition, but it has a better shot than some others.

Check out the city's proposal below.

SEE ALSO: Puerto Rico is competing for Amazon's $5 billion headquarters in an underdog bid

New York City is proposing four sites across three boroughs for Amazon's HQ2: Midtown West and the Financial District in Manhattan, the Brooklyn Tech Triangle, and Long Island City in Queens. Collectively, the proposed areas span 62.5 million square feet.

Source: The New York City Economic Development Corporation

In Midtown West, the city says there is over 26 million square feet of space — in a range of building types from office towers to "historic gems."

One of America's largest real estate developments in history, Hudson Yards, is under construction in this neighborhood.

There is over 13 million square feet of space available in Long Island City ...

Sylvester Stallone and his three daughters share a close familial bond.

The 71-year-old "Rocky" star is the proud dad of Sophia, 21, Sistine, 19, and Scarlet, 15, who all share the middle name of Rose. Stallone often shares photos of his kids on his Instagram and raves about their successes. 

All three daughters are from his third marriage to Jennifer Flavin Stallone, a former model who he married in 1997. The three sisters have generally stayed private, but Sistine has ventured into modeling like her mother. All three girls were also Miss Golden Globes in 2017. 

Keep reading to learn more about the Stallone sisters.  

Sophia Rose Stallone, 21, is the oldest Stallone daughter.

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She is a student at the University of Southern California, where she switched from her art history major to communications.

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She has entrepreneurial goals and wants to eventually run her own fashion and makeup line.

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• Alfa's BMW fighter is stylish, powerful — and compelling.
• But the Quadrifoglio is up against fierce competition.
• What really makes it sing is that 505-horsepower engine.

Buying a high-performance luxury sedan in the United States in 2017 isn't difficult. You don't have to think about it. If you have the means, Mercedes, Lexus, Audi, Cadillac, and BMW have you covered — especially BMW.

The Bavarians created the sports sedan and brought it to America in the 1970s. Since then, BMW has improved on the idea to the point where its 3 Series is the platonic ideal of four-door go-fast-ness. If you move up the M-Sport M3 from BMW's performance division, you get the platonic ideal with fire in its belly.

The default choice, therefore, is obvious. But the default can be boring, and that's where Alfa Romeo comes in.

The Italian brand is returning to the US after a long absence. Alfas of old were stylish — just think about the convertible from "The Graduate"— but not exactly reliable. Fans put up with this until they didn't, and a surge of dependable Japanese and superbly crafted German vehicles arrived.

Alfa started small and weird with the 4C, effectively a small Ferrari. (Alfa and Ferrari used to live under the same room at Fiat, before Ferrari was spun out in an initial public offering in 2015.) We liked the 4C, but it was quirky.

Enter the Giulia, a proper sports sedan. Alfa just started selling it. Also, enter the Quadrifoglio performance upgrade. "Quadrifoglio" means "four-leaf clover" in Italian, and the meaning of that totem of good luck for Alfa is nicely explained by Michael Banovsky. Suffice it to say the green badge on the Giulia Quadrifoglio adds something special.

Alfa tossed us the keys to the car for a week, and we put it through its paces. So how did this $77,125 (as tested) challenger to the BMW M cars stack up?

Photos by Hollis Johnson.

SEE ALSO: The Alfa Romeo 4C Spider is one of the oddest and most memorable cars we've ever driven

We got out first taste of Alfa's return to America with the 4C, a taut little mid-engine roadster that's like a shrunken-down Ferrari.

Read the review »

The Giulia is far more low-key — a dignified four-door, oozing luxury.

Our $77,195 test car came with a Vulcano black paint job and Alfa's distinctive front grille, an inverted triangle that evokes the brand's heritage. The Alfa badge, by the way, is probably the most beautiful in the automotive universe.

• The author, Kelli Smith, lives in Finland and works for a team based in the U.S.
• The time difference between her and her co-workers is 7-10 hours. 
• She starts her work day around noon, takes an evening break, and then works again from 9 p.m. to midnight.
• While her schedule can affect her sleep habits, ultimately she enjoys the work-life balance that her schedule allows.

I've lived in Finland for just over 22 years. I first came to Finland for work—I'd been fascinated with the country since my childhood best friend's family had a Finnish exchange student, so I jumped at the chance to move to this amazing country when my first job out of graduate school gave me the opportunity.

Today, I'm the Head of Customer Support here at Skillcrush. On a day-to-day basis, that means I'm emailing or live chatting with our potential students to help them understand what Skillcrush is all about, or with current students to make sure they're all set with their enrollment, payments, etc. I'm also part of our operations team (which is essentially our HR department), so I also get to help make sure we have the best possible benefits, perks, and work culture possible.

I've found that being a remote worker is a little like leading a double life. I should clarify—for myself I mean it quite literally!

By day, I'm a happy ex-pat who runs errands, practices Catalan-style dancing, and generally enjoys the perks of small-town life in Finland, a healthy seven hours to ten hours ahead of my coworkers in the States. And at night, I'm that same person, except I'm working with the rest of my remote team to send encouraging Corgi gifs and tech advice to Skillcrushers everywhere.

Working remotely has become the best fit for my lifestyle, but it's not always easy. Over the years I've found that people are curious about how remote work could impact their lives, and they want to understand how flexible working from home really is. Hopefully a look into my average day will help you troubleshoot your own schedule, and better understand the unique perks and challenges that working remotely offers.

SEE ALSO: Here's how to get paid to travel the world with Disney

8:00 a.m. (Finnish time)

 Despite my sometimes late work hours, I'm still a morning person. My day begins around 8:00 a.m. I'll have some breakfast, throw on a podcast and get myself organized for the day. (I'm famous at Skillcrush for being such an avid podcast listener—I listen to about 50 podcasts! My absolute favorite is Hello Internet, and I also love 2 Dope Queens, Accidental Tech Podcast, Cortex, No Such Thing as a Fish, Reconcilable Differences, Reply All, and The Talk Show. And of course, I can hardly wait for Skillcrush's very own podcast, Hit Refresh, to start!)

As I mentioned, I'm seven hours ahead of East Coast time, so though I sometimes catch California coworkers at the very end of their day, I'm usually awake much earlier than everyone else. I'll check the company inboxes for messages from students, see what virtual water cooler chit-chat took place while I was asleep, and start gearing up!

10:00 a.m.

Between 10:00 a.m. and noon, I like to carve out some time to run errands, take care of personal admin work like booking travel for my number-one hobby (more on that later), writing, or see a friend for a coffee. I find that being able to break up my day like this is more productive because it keeps me away from my computer and the temptation to keep cleaning the company inbox until it's empty! I'm a total completionist.

12:00 p.m.

Noon is when I buckle in and really start working for the day. By around 4:00 p.m. my time, most of my coworkers are starting their day, so I'll stay logged onto our company chat system and knock out tasks for another hour or so.

Something we talk about more and more as a company is how much time we need to overlap with one another in order to get projects done. I find that for me, it helps to have time set every day to work alone—cleaning out the inboxes and troubleshooting solutions for students—and time when my team is available to talk, either face-to-face in a Google Hangout, or via the company chatrooms.

As of October 23, we'll be entering Scorpio season, which lasts till November 21. This season brings a phase of passion, mystery, and power, as well as cooler weather and spooky vibes. 

We've rounded up some notable Scorpios, from Drake to Emma Stone, who will be celebrating birthdays this season. 

Ryan Reynolds

The "Deadpool" star celebrates his birthday on October 23. 

BD Wong

The actor was born on October 24.

Drake

The "Hotline Bling" singer was born on October 24.

• We rounded up the five least healthy Halloween candies you might find in your kids' basket this year.
• The worst offenders were chosen based on calories, fat, and sugar content.
• We also came up with five, slightly healthier (and comparable) candy swaps you can make leading up to Halloween.
• Twix is the worst candy overall, but Kit Kat makes a slightly better option.

We usually think of Thanksgiving as one of the most indulgent holidays, but thanks to the giant bags full of sugary sweets kids lug home after a night out trick-or-treating, Halloween isn't that much better. 

We rounded up the five least healthy Halloween candies, and five comparable alternatives you can substitute them with to cut down on some of the sugar and fat content. The nutritional information for each candy listed below is for the fun-sized serving (which is usually one package for loose candy, or two bars for candy bars).

Of course, you're trying to choose between one sugary sweet versus another, so nothing will exactly be healthy. But when your kid is facing a mountain full of candy after a hard night's work of going door to door, every little bit helps.

#5 Worst — Raisinets

Raisins are healthy because they're made of fruit, right? Wrong. 

A fun-sized portion of these chocolate-covered raisins will cost you:

203 calories

28 grams sugar

8.2 grams fat

Better alternative — Tootsie Rolls

If you're craving a chewy, chocolate-flavored candy this Halloween, but want to steer clear of those super indulgent Raisinets, a Tootsie Roll snack-size bar is only:

120 calories

17 grams sugar

2.5 grams fat

#4 Worst — Nestle Crunch Bar

Krisped rice covered in chocolate never tasted so good. Unfortunately, Crunch Bars (even in smaller, fun-sized portions), will cost you:

190 calories

21 grams sugar

9 grams fat

• From homes and hotels to churches and cemeteries, there are tons of reportedly haunted spots all over the US.
• The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a prison turned museum that is supposedly haunted by former inmates.
• NBA players who often stay at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, have reported seeing ghosts on the property.

Is there a better time than Halloween to explore the reportedly haunted spots across the US?

Here at INSIDER, we've delved into the most haunted house in every state, but there are so many more supernatural spots around the country to see — whether that be a private home, hotel, abandoned building, or ghost town. 

Keep reading for more haunted places across all 50 states, from theaters to cemeteries.

ALABAMA: Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham

The Sloss Furnaces are now a historic national landmark, but in the late 19th century they produced iron, which was then turned into steel. James "Slag" Wormwood was the boss at the furnaces, and it's said that he put his employees through some pretty inhumane conditions.

Labor laws didn't exist at the time, and temperatures in the furnaces often reached above 100 degrees. A total of 47 men died with Wormwood as their boss, and even Wormwood himself lost his life in the furnaces when he slipped and fell into the iron ore, causing his body to melt.

Wormwood and his workers are believed to haunt the furnaces to this day.

If that's not spooky enough, every fall the site hosts the Sloss Fright Furnace, a haunted house attraction with ghost tours. 

ALASKA: Kennecott

Kennecott is a remote Alaskan town that's been completely abandoned since 1950. The town was a hub for copper mining from 1911 to 1938, but after the area's copper supply was diminished, Kennecott's population dwindled.

Today, many rickety wooden buildings still stand in Kennecott, and many people believe that they are haunted by former miners and railroad workers. 

ARIZONA: Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction

The Lost Dutchman gold mine is believed to be situated in a state park in Apache Junction, Arizona, although its exact location is unclear. The park is said to be haunted by the spirits of people who died over the years searching for the mine. 

When Katy Perry first appeared on the scene back in 2008, it was clear that she was destined to be a beauty and style icon.  

The video for her first hit, "I Kissed a Girl," cemented her as a glamorous pop star in the making, with a knack for a classic Hollywood pin-up aesthetic. By the time she moved on to the candy-coated brightness of the "Teenage Dream" era, we knew that Perry was here to stay — and that she'd be serving some iconic looks along the way.

We've since seen the singer change her hair more times than we can count, and she's also made some bold choices with her makeup. Whether it's the bright blue wig and colorful makeup of her "California Gurls" days or the super-short pixie cut she's currently rocking on tour, Perry always owns whatever look she's going for.

With her 33rd birthday approaching on October 25, we've rounded up some of the singer's best beauty moments so far.

Four years before she became a household name, Katy Perry kept her look a little more natural and bare-faced back in 2004.

Once "I Kissed a Girl" launched her into a pop star in 2008, she began to experiment with bolder looks including a cat eye and curled bangs.

Her outfits became more colorful as her career kept growing through 2008 — and her makeup started to match. Here, she wore a red lip and plenty of eyeliner with a green ensemble.

Creating your own Halloween costume is a great alternative to buying an overpriced, cliché ensemble from a national chain. 

Putting together a DIY costume doesn't have to be an over-the-top production, though. There are a lot of clever, hassle-free costumes you can make by just adding some accessories to a little black dress. 

From a cat to Wednesday Addams, we've rounded up 11 costumes you can make with an LBD and some light crafting.

Holly Golightly from "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

What you need: A black dress, pearl jewelry, gloves, oversized sunglasses, a hair tie, and red lipstick.

See the complete tutorial on The Joy of Fashion.

Wednesday Addams from "The Addams Family"

What you need: A black dress, a white collared shirt, and braids.

See the complete tutorial on Paper and Stitch.

Minnie Mouse

What you need: A black dress, mouse ears, a red bow, face makeup, and pearl jewelry. 

See the complete tutorial on The Joy of Fashion.

Everyone likes money.

But technology that handles money is what's really popular these days. 

The rise of "fintech," or, financial technology, has unleashed a new breed of apps, sites and services designed to help consumers pay for goods, get loans and manage their retirement accounts.

Fintech is a multi-billion dollar industry, with startups in the US raising around $18 billion since 2015, according to PitchBook and nearly 1,400 venture capitalist-backed deals. Two of the most valuable startups in the country — Stripe and SoFi — are in the fintech sector. And there are 11 fintech startups valued at more than $1 billion.

To get a sense of why fintech is so hot right now, we took a look at the 11 most valuable VC-funded US fintech startups, as compiled by PitchBook.

Like any fast-growing industry, fintech hasn't been without its bumps. Some companies on the list have had layoffs and scaled back from their initial success. One in particular — SoFi — forced out its CEO over summer following allegations of sexual harassment at the company.

But all 11 startups have made a dent in the space and give credence to venture capital's multi-billion dollar bet that fintech isn't going away anytime soon. Here's why: 

SEE ALSO: 5 things to know before Dreamforce, the 170,000-person tech conference taking over San Francisco in November

11. Clover — $1.2 billion

Clover is valued at $1.2 billion since its $130 million financing round in June 2017. 

Clover offers a cloud-based platform for processing credit cards both online and in-stores. The company works with large payment processors and hardware designers to develop digital payment stations — not unlike the cash registers of the olden days. 

If you've ever bought a cup of coffee and thought the cashier set up seemed futuristic, it was probably a Clover product.

The company has raised a total of $8 million since it launched in 2014. 

10. Kabbage — $1.3 billion

Kabbage is valued at $1.3 billion, according to PitchBook estimates, thanks to a $250 million investment round in August 2017. 

Founded in 2009, Kabbage is an automated lending platform for small businesses. It's since raised $1.35 billion in investments and debt financing — making it the most well-funded startup in the state of Georgia. 

The company currently has more than 100,000 clients, and has lent more than $3.5 billion  to small and medium sized businesses since it launched.

9. Robinhood — $1.3 billion

Who said Robinhood only gives to the poor?

The zero-commission, US-focused stock brokerage is valued at $1.3 billion following a $110 million funding round in April 2017. 

In total, Robinhood has raised $176 million, which is quite a lot considering the founders were initially rejected by 75 different venture capitalists.

Robinhood, which was founded in 2012, is popular with Millennials who appreciate the $0 commission fee on its trades. Despite rejecting the common revenue model of its legacy competitors like Charles Schwab and E*Trade, the company makes money on interest from dollars and cents left in its customer's accounts, and it also offers a premium product called Robinhood Gold, which has additional perks, like extended trading hours, in exchange for a $6 monthly subscription fee. 

Week 7 of the NFL season is nearly in the books, and it was another wild one for fantasy owners.

The injury plague continued to strike across the league, this time claiming notables like Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey and veteran signal callers Jay Cutler and Carson Palmer. We also saw significant developments in a number of running back battles, as well as first looks at a few new starting quarterbacks.

With six more teams on bye during Week 8, this week's waiver cycle is another important one. Below, read up on 10 players you should consider adding to your roster.

Latavius Murray, RB

Team: Minnesota Vikings

Week 7 stats: 113 rushing yards, 1 touchdown

One thing to know: Murray has seen his workload increase with every game since Dalvin Cook went down with a torn ACL in Week 4. He delivered a vintage performance on Sunday, averaging over six yards per carry for the first time this season. With the Browns on tap for Week 8, he could be in for another big day.

Kenny Stills, WR

Team: Miami Dolphins

Week 7 stats: 85 receiving yards, 6 receptions, 2 touchdowns

One thing to know: Stills linked up with Matt Moore for a pair of fourth quarter touchdown receptions, matching his total from the first six weeks of the season. That quick chemistry makes the fifth-year receiver an enticing flex option, especially with Jay Cutler likely sidelined for Week 8.

Jalen Richard, RB

Team: Oakland Raiders

Week 7 stats: 31 rushing yards, 45 receiving yards, 4 receptions

One thing to know: Marshawn Lynch was ejected before halftime in last Thursday's game, but the Raiders still managed to post solid numbers out of their backfield. Richard put up 76 yards on just 13 touches, making him one to watch for as long as Lynch remains sidelined.