From the darkest depths of Peru to the crystal blue underground cenotes of Mexico, there is something incredibly alluring about Latin America.

However, the best off-the-beaten-track destinations are usually discovered by word of mouth, often among travellers on the road from hostel bunkbeds or over a local beer.

We’ve done the hard work for you and asked some of the world's most respected travel experts — including those in the know at the likes of Lonely Planet and Secret Escapes, travel bloggers, and frequent travellers in the region — for their favourite under-the-radar destinations in South and Central America, and they didn't disappoint.

Fom exploring untouched paradise on lesser-known islands to boarding down an active volcano, surfing off the northern coast of Nicaragua, and getting to know a sea lion colony in Uruguay, keep scrolling for your ultimate Latin America travel bucketlist.

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Go swimming and caving in the natural pools in Semuc Champey, Guatemala.

Alicia Johnson, Lonely Planet's destination editor for Central America and the Caribbean, recommends visiting the turquoise pools of Semuc Champey deep in the isolated jungle of Guatemala.

"You're going to have to work to see what some view as the most beautiful spot in the whole country. [It's] famed for its great 300m-long natural limestone bridge, on top of which is a stepped series of pools with cool, flowing river water good for swimming. This bit of paradise is difficult to reach, but the sheer perfection of the pools, ranging from turquoise to emerald-green, make it worth it."

Check out the white sand dunes and rainwater lagoons at Parque Nacional Dos Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil.

Bailey Freeman, Lonely Planet's destination editor for South America, suggests Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses national park.

"This 1,500km national park is a seemingly extraterrestrial landscape of rolling white sand dunes punctuated with aquamarine pools. Make your trip to the park between March and September, when the vistas are at their most impressive."

Check out the colonial villages and local markets in Sacred Valley, Peru.

Two of our travel expert sources pinpointed Sacred Valley as a must-see in Peru. 

Experts at HolidayPirates said: "If you're looking for somewhere a little more off-the-beaten-track than the usual tourist haunts of Peru, then be sure to head to the Sacred Valley, a 70-mile narrow strip of land that connects the capital Cusco to the renowned Machu Picchu and is filled with beautiful colonial villages and amazing local markets."

James Asquith, who became the youngest person to visit all 196 countries and is the founder of travel app Holiday Swap, said: "Most tourists make their way to Cusco to see the incredibly famous Machu Picchu, and it is a spectacular sight, however, don't overlook the nearby Sacred Valley, and extend your trip to explore the Andes mountains.

"It is much more tranquil here than Machu Picchu, but with scenery to rival the nearby famous ruins."

Samsung's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 8 are two of the best phones you can buy right now.

They both have beautiful, edge-to-edge displays, top-of-the-line cameras, and futuristic features like wireless charging and iris scanning.

The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung's premier smartphone. It has a built-in stylus and Samsung's largest display.

The Galaxy S9 came out last month and has an advanced camera and runs the latest version of Android.

So if you're in the market for a Samsung device, which do you choose? 

For most people, the Galaxy S9 is the better bet — here are six reasons why.

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The Galaxy S9 is more than $200 cheaper than the Galaxy Note 8.

The Galaxy S9 is an expensive phone — but compared to the Galaxy Note 8, it's a good deal. 

The Galaxy S9 starts at $720. The Galaxy Note 8 starts at $950, and can go for as much as $963 depending on your carrier.

These days, you can get a deal on the Galaxy Note 8 if you buy through a certain carrier — it's $200 off through T-Mobile right now — but for most people, it will cost nearly $1,000.

The Galaxy S9 has better speakers.

With the Galaxy S9, Samsung added a second loudspeaker in the phone's earpiece, which creates stereo sound — something the Galaxy Note 8 doesn't have. 

Smartphone speakers aren't often known for their sound, but multiple critics have pointed out how great the Galaxy S9 sounds when you're playing music or watching video. 

The Galaxy S9 has a more advanced camera.

Samsung added a new feature to the Galaxy S9 called Pro Mode. The phone can toggle between two different apertures automatically depending on how much light is present, or you can manually adjust the aperture like on a DSLR camera. 

The Galaxy S9 also has a new "super slow-mo" mode, which lets you shoot HD slow-mo videos and turn them into GIFs.

The Galaxy Note 8 has an incredible camera too — dual lenses, 2X optical zoom, the ability to save images as RAW files, and Samsung's version of portrait mode. But the Galaxy S9 is just slightly more advanced. 

The debate in the US over gun control reached a fever pitch following the February shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead.

Now with the US Congress debating measures to strengthen existing gun laws and President Donald Trump releasing a plan to increase regulations — albeit a less intensive plan than initially promised, it appears legislative action on firearms could move in Congress. Activists throughout the country will march Saturday pushing lawmakers to act as part of what's become known as the March for Our Lives.

As is frequently the case after recent mass shootings, many gun control advocates pointed to other countries around the world as evidence that tighter limits on firearm ownership could reduce gun violence in the US.

It is true that in many countries outside of the US the number of gun deaths per 100,000 people is much lower — though the US is nowhere near the highest rate.

To get a more global perspective on the issue, we asked colleagues from some of Business Insider's international editions to answer a few questions about gun laws in their country.

We asked four questions:

• What is the process like for getting a gun in your country?
• What types of guns are legal? 
• What do you think about President Trump's proposal to arm more teachers and trained professionals in schools?
• Does the average person in your area fear the possibility of being the victim of gun violence?

Here are their responses.

Average time it takes to buy a gun around the world

UK

No. Gun crime does exist, particularly in parts of London where gangs are active. But most Brits would not rank "getting shot" very highly on the list of things they worry about.

— Kieran Corcoran, Business Insider UK

Italy

What is the process like for getting a gun in your country? 

In Italy, people can buy and possess a gun for three different reasons: self-defense, hunting and sport shooting.

They have to get a gun license from the police (in Italian: "porto d'armi") and abide by specific physical and psychological requirements, including: no psychiatric problems, no alcohol and drug dependence, and must be over 18 years old.

In particular, people who want a gun for self-defense have to demonstrate a valid reason, which justifies the need to go armed.

Carlo Biffani, security expert and CEO of Security Consulting Group explains: "If my life is constantly in danger because of my job – for example, I am the owner of a jewelry store which can be the target of criminals – I can prove this situation of uncertainty and insecurity in order to get an authorization."

In addition the license, the possession of guns and ammunition has to be reported to the central police station.

How long does it take on average to obtain a gun?

The whole bureaucratic process can last 90 days or more.

What types of guns are legal?

In general, people can own up to three guns, six firearms for shooting sports and an unlimited number of hunting rifles, but can’t go out bringing these with them if they don’t have the authorization. For instance, "with a self-defense licence I can go out with a semi-automatic gun with 12-13 bullets or a revolver with 5-6 ammunition," Carlo Biffani clarifies.

What do you think about President Trump's proposal to arm more teachers and trained professionals in schools?

Trump’s proposal after the Florida school shooting has fueled a huge debate in Italy, covered by national media.

For Giuseppe Soddu, principal of high school "Liceo classico Parini" in Milan, Trump’s proposal is "crazy."

"It cannot be the solution and it must be rejected," he said. "Teachers have the duty and job of educating and teaching: they cannot replace police officers or carry out their tasks."

Does the average person in your area fear the possibility of being the victim of gunfire?

It is very hard to measure the fear of being shot but experts have assessed the level of insecurity perceived by Italians. Despite a reduction of murders, thefts and robberies committed in the first seven months of 2017, Italian perception of criminality remains high.

The last report of the Italian institute Osservatorio europeo sulla sicurezza (2017) shows that the level of insecurity linked to criminality has reached 41.4% in 2017 and 41% in 2016, less than the 50.3 % registered in December 2012. 

This level of insecurity grows if the analysis considers the data about Italians’ fear of terrorist attacks: the value has increased in the last 7 years, from 29.3 % (November 2010) to 44.3 % (January 2017).

• Costco's total sales in recent fiscal years exceed $64 billion.
• Selling everything from toilet paper to cars, the discount warehouse has made a name for itself thanks to its bargains.
• However, not every Costco deal is worth your money.

Award a superlative for "Best Deals," and most people will nominate Costco.

A one-stop shop for nearly everything imaginable, its total sales in recent fiscal years have exceeded $64 billion.

There's no denying its success and popularity, but bigger isn't always better. Not every deal is all it's cracked up to be — sometimes Costco actually costs more. 

Get warehouse wise by avoiding these bad buys at Costco.

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Facial tissues

A runny nose deserves some quality tissue, but you may not find that at Costco.Consumer Reports found that the Kirkland Signature facial tissue, at $1.23, has so-so strength, ranking in the middle of their pack of facial tissue ratings.

For the same price, you can get Puffs Basic, which has a dream combo of "superb softness with very good strength."

Dog food

Dogs may be worth every penny you spend, but know there are a lot of pennies involved — theminimum annual cost of owning a dog is $1,001 and can be as high as $1,448. If you buy your pup's food at Costco, it may be even higher.

The Krazy Coupon Lady switched from Kirkland Signature Nature's Domain dry dog food to Diamond Naturals dry dog food when she realized that Costco sold the former at $0.97 per pound and Amazon sold the latter for $0.82 per pound. That saves you both 15% and the hassle of lugging a 40-pound bag of dog food on a flat bed Costco cart.

Pasta

No one does pasta like Italy, but sometimes purchasing it from the store will have to make do — just make sure it's not from Costco.

BloggerThe Many Little Joys has had better experience stocking up on pasta when it's on sale at the normal grocery store than when buying it at Costco. "I usually only pay $0.50 to $1 per pound for pasta, which Costco can't beat," she writes.

• Data-analytics company Coalition has released the latest ranking of each key Wall Street business.
• JPMorgan once again reigned supreme on Wall Street in 2017, securing first place not just for overall investment banking revenues but for each of the major business divisions, too.  
• Citigroup and Goldman Sachs held firm in a tie for second place overall.

The results are in: We have the winners for each line of business on Wall Street in 2017. 

Even though Wall Street had a down year in 2017, the picture at the top is unchanged, according to the latest league table report from data-analytics firm Coalition.

JPMorgan Chase continues its reign of supremacy, securing first place not just for overall investment banking revenues ($24.2 billion) but for each of the major business divisions too: Fixed income (FICC), equities, and banking. It's the first time JPMorgan has topped the equities business in recent years, coming in second place last year and third in 2015.

The bank's dominant year included a first- or second-place finish in each of the 14 individual business lines except municipal finance and cash equities. 

Citigroup and Goldman Sachs held firm in a tie for second place overall, although Goldman declined in FICC while Citi gained ground in advisory and corporate finance banking. 

Check out the rest of the 2017 league table to see who else earned bragging rights for the year. 

Their overall revenues are down $1 billion to $24.2 billion, but JPMorgan has a firmer grip than ever on the Wall Street throne. Morgan Stanley moved up from fifth to a tie for fourth, showing improvement in FICC and banking.

JPMorgan likewise dominated regionally, coming in first in the Americas and Europe. Citi was stronger in Asia though, earning top honors overall and for FICC.

• On "60 Days In," law-abiding citizens volunteered to go behind bars for two months to get a firsthand glimpse of what jail is like.
• Some scenes showed the creative ways inmates use household materials to exercise, make birthday cake, or put on makeup.
• We compiled 13 of the most ingenious life hacks shown in the series.

When you're serving time in jail, you usually don't have access to even the most basic of amenities. 

That means if inmates want to exercise, make birthday cake, or put on make-up, they'd have to get creative with what few resources they have.

The resourcefulness of inmates was one aspect of jail life that was highlighted on "60 Days In," an A&E documentary series that wrapped up its fourth season on Thursday. The show followed nine law-abiding citizens who volunteered to go undercover as inmates at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail and southern Indiana's Clark County Jail for two months to expose problems from within the system.

While some of the inmates' "life hacks" were innocuous — like making jewelry and decorations out of potato chip bags — others involved using household materials to make contraband drugs.

"A lot of this stuff is ingenious, it really is," Fulton County Jail chief jailer Mark Adger told Business Insider. "If they would just put their minds to legitimate work, a lot of these guys would probably be millionaires."

Here are 13 of the most inventive things the inmates came up with behind bars:

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Inmates don't have access to exercise equipment, but they still found an ingenious way to work out. They made their own weights by filling a trash bag with water, wrapping it in their jumpsuit, and slipping it through a broom handle.

Inmates passed the time by playing games involving dice made from toilet paper.

They got creative with the few food items they bought from the jail's commissary. For example, they'd melt down hard candy and turn it into taffy.

These days most millennials will consider a broad range of factors when considering a city to reside in, including living costs, how liberal a city is, the employment opportunities, as well as more fun aspects, such as what the nightlife's like.

Recognising this, apartment hunting website Nestpick analysed 110 cities, taking four main concerns into consideration: Is there work available? Can you afford to live a good life? Is the city open and tolerant? And finally, can you have fun?

In its ranking, the company assigned a score for each city based on 17 "micro factors," including its immigration tolerance, gender equality, whether or not its LGBTQ+ friendly, the state of the startup scene, as well as its beer and festival ranking. 

Amsterdam took the top spot in Nestpick's 2017 ranking, but this year it crowned a new best city for millennials, so keep scrolling for the 13 cities where under 30s want to live most right now.

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13. San Francisco, US. The global tech hub naturally scored high in the startup stakes.

12. Bristol, UK. Bristol benefits from a lively nightlife and scored highly for its LGBTQ+ friendly environment.

11. Hamburg, Germany. The city may sometimes get overlooked for better known German cities but it also has a buzzing nightlife scene.

Even if you love Netflix, you probably haven't seen some of its best shows. 

For many original series Netflix has put out, the company's marketing has been either non-existent or subtle, allowing its viewers to determine what becomes a hit. In 2016, "Stranger Things" quietly became a phenomenon through word of mouth, with no major advertisements before it made its debut on the streaming service. 

Now, Netflix is starting to decide what it thinks will be the next big show. 

In January, Netflix announced that in 2018, it would increase its marketing budget by 50% to $2 billion. So that's why you definitely didn't miss "Altered Carbon," the first freshman series Netflix put major marketing behind.

But there are a bunch of other shows that might have slipped under your radar, and we collected 29 of our favorites.

Here's all the Netflix original shows you might have overlooked (along with their Rotten Tomatoes score and why you should watch):

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"Santa Clarita Diet"— two seasons (2017-present)

Critic score: 75%

Netflix description: "They're ordinary husband and wife Realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way."

Why you should watch it: Drew Barrymore eats people, and her chemistry with Timothy Olyphant ("Deadwood,""Justified") is sparkling. It's also a clever satire of suburban life. 

"Bloodline"— three seasons (2014-2017)

Critic score: 57%

Netflix description: "When the black sheep son of a respected family threatens to expose dark secrets from their past, sibling loyalties are put to the test."

Why you should watch it: The cast, from Kyle Chandler to Linda Cardellini to Ben Mendelsohn, brings life to the otherwise predictable family drama. 

"Marvel's The Punisher"— one season (2017)

Critic score: 63%

Netflix description: "A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy."

Why you should watch it: It's the most ambitious Marvel Netflix show. 

• Millennials are generally defined as people born between 1981 and 1996.
• In some ways, their lives are easier than things were for their parents at the same age.
• Online dating can lead to stronger relationships; you don't need a traditional classroom to learn; and work/life balance is increasingly possible.

It's easy for millennials to complain that their lives are worse than their parents' and grandparents' were at the same age.

And in some ways, they're right.

But we're not letting millennials— the generation born between 1981 and 1996 — off the hook so easily. In many ways, life is better for young people today than it was 30 or 60 years ago. Relationships, health, and education have all been transformed.

Below, we've listed six key reasons why the millennial life is a relative breeze.

SEE ALSO: 7 ways life is harder for millennials than it was for their parents

Millennials can stay in touch with family and friends on social media

There's a lot of griping out there about how social media is ruining our attention spans, our ability to sit still, our self-esteem, and our lives in general.

But one of its most basic functions is to keep us connected to people we might otherwise lose touch with — and that's pretty handy. Your mom might be lucky if she bumps into her old college roommate on the street one day, but you can message yours anytime, or even just "like" the person's photos.

A 2015 study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, found that "passive" Facebook use— think browsing your newsfeed — can indeed undermine well-being. But "active" Facebook use — think posting status updates and commenting on other people's photos — can make us feel better.

Millennials are meeting their partners online — and the resulting relationships might be stronger

Online dating just wasn't an option when Baby Boomers and Gen X-ers were younger.

But a growing body of research suggests that people who meet online have more satisfying relationships, are less likely to get divorced, and in fact get married more quickly than couples who meet IRL.

That's likely because people who sign up for dating services may be more interested in a relationship than say, people at a bar who aren't specifically there to meet a serious partner. It's now easier than ever to find those relationship-oriented people.

To be sure, having so many options to choose from can be overwhelming. But having no options— like you might if you lived in a small town 30 years ago — can be even more distressing.

Millennials have more options around remote and flexible work

Digital technology is a double-edged sword when it comes to the workplace. On the one hand, it's possible to be "always on," signing back into Slack or your work email after you get home.

On the other hand, today's young professionals can use this technology to their advantage. Companies like Remote Year are creating "digital nomads," or people who work wherever and whenever, rarely setting foot in a traditional office.

As Business Insider's Áine Cain reported, even major companies like Amazon, Dell, and Hilton allow telecommuting for some positions. That can help employees create better work-life balance, especially if they're caring for kids or other family members.

This isn't an opportunity most Baby Boomers and Gen X-ers ever had.

• Hotels and resorts tend to publish photos of their biggest hotel rooms and empty, paradise-like pools.
• Review sites such as Yelp and Foursquare can tell a different — and sometimes more accurate — account of what it's like to stay at a hotel.
• From London to Las Vegas, here are some of the most shocking fantasy vs. reality photos.

When booking a hotel for your next trip, you might think you know what you're getting by looking at the hotel's website and social media.

But traveler beware — every company wants to put their best face forward.

From making hotel rooms and swimming pools look bigger than they actually are, to adding props to a hotel room during a photo shoot, there are a few photography tricks that can deceive the eye. In many cases, they're fooling the potential customer and making the space look a whole lot more glamorous than it actually is.

Review sites such as Yelp and Foursquare can sometimes be a more reliable source of what a hotel room or pool might be like. Whether it's smaller, more cramped, crowded, or dimly lit, the reviewers have little reason to try to make a room or accommodation something that it's not.

Below, a collection of photos from hotels that have posted some wonderful photos of their space — but didn't quite accurately capture what it might be like during a typical stay.

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What you expect: From this view the pool at the Blue Moon Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, looks like it potentially could be pretty large and inviting.

What you get: Once you see the whole thing, its size might not suffice.

What you expect: The Hotel Gran Palace in Santiago, Chile, looks like a spacious, warm room.

• Oracle has opened a massive new campus in Austin, Texas, which houses about 5,000 employees, with capacity for up to 10,000.
• The campus includes a luxury on-site apartment building.
• The initiative was the brainchild of Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd as part of his Class Of program.

On Thursday, Oracle officially opened its massive new Austin, Texas, campus which houses about 5,000 employees today, but will eventually hold 10,000.

This campus is unique in that it includes a luxury on-site apartment building. The live-in campus was the brainchild of Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd as part of his Class Of program.

Hurd was inspired to create the program by a dinner he had with his daughter and her friends a few years ago. They had just graduated from college, landed sales jobs and were rooming together. They were chattering about their lives which consisted of selling stuff and partying.

"They had this infectious enthusiasm and I thought we should do the same thing at Oracle," Hurd told Business Insider. People inside Oracle's legendary competitive salesforce were not happy with the idea at first. Hiring untrained college grads was a big change for the software giant who had "historically hired from competitors," he said.

Undeterred, in 2013, Hurd began to hire thousands of college graduates to sell Oracle's cloud. He had to figure out how to train them and support their career growth until they could handle territories and clients on their own.

Today, the grads spend a few weeks in training, are tasked with cold-calling, then they shadow sales people. It takes three years of graduated training and work to get their own territories.

Then he decided Class Of employees need state-of-the-art facilities and help with affordable housing.

So in 2015, the story of this Oracle campus began, when Hurd hopped on a plane with Oracle founder Larry Ellison to Austin, and they walked along the river in search of the spot for the live-in campus.

Take a look ...

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The new campus is on 40-acres of prime riverfront property, mostly undeveloped.

The story goes, after seeing a few properties that were too small, Ellison and Hurd were walking along the river when Ellison turned the real-estate agent, swept his hand out and said, "how much for this area?"

The agent nearly choked. Ellison was pointing to acres and acres of premium land, one that included a partially finished apartment building.

Here is the front of the Austin Azul apartment building. My guides today are Oracle's senior director of real-estate Lindsay Pomeroy (left), Oracle's director of building services Ron Skipper Jr. (center), and a PR director, Greg Lunsford (right).

My tour guides also included four Class Of participants who work in the new facility.

They are (from left to right) Matt Cox from Boston College; Lauren Mosley from Baylor (originally from Southern California); Iesha Brown from Xavier University of Louisiana; and Jack Roberts from University of Virginia.

The survivors of February's Parkland school shooting helped organize global March for Our Lives protests on Saturday, March 24. From young students to teachers and more, thousands gathered to advocate for gun reform. 

Following the lead of the outspoken teen survivors, many of the signs were a mix of sarcastic, witty, inspiring, and passionately opposed to the NRA. 

Keep scrolling to see photos of all the signs from the March for Our Lives protests around the world.

Warning: Some of the sign messaging is explicit and NSFW.

"There should be a background check before the NRA is allowed to buy a senator."— Alex Baze

"The only time I should worry about getting shot down is when I ask someone to prom."

"No more thoughts. No more prayers."

• The Spice Girls earned $75 million per year at the peak of their careers in the 1990's.
• Victoria Beckham — known as 'Posh Spice' — has the largest net worth of $450 million due in part to a successful career as a fashion designer. 
• Following reports of lavish spending in recent years, Melanie Brown — 'Scary Spice' — is estimated to have the lowest net worth of $10 million.

Twenty-some years after they topped the international pop charts with "Wannabe,"literally the catchiest song of all time, the Spice Girls may finally get the reunion fans have been pining for.

If the tabloids are to be believed, the Spice Girls are currently in talks to collaborate on an upcoming tour, a new album, and maybe, just maybe, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding.

For now, none of this has been confirmed. But if it does happen, each Spice — Emma "Baby" Bunton, Victoria "Posh" Beckham (née Adams), Geri "Ginger" Horner (née Halliwell), Melanie "Scary" Brown, and Melanie "Sporty" Chisholm — will each net a reported $14 million. That's enough to make anyone really really really wanna zigazig ah. Except maybe Posh Spice.

In their late-90's heyday, the Spice Girls earned up to $75 million a year, according toRolling Stone. Their first tour in 1998 grossed $60 million in its American leg alone, and a brief reunion tour in 2008, snagged the group another $70 million.

All these years later, some members could use the extra pocket money more than others. Here's a look at what each Spice Girl is worth today, with help from Celebritynetworth.com and TheRichest.com.

SEE ALSO: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will combine their finances once they get married — but it will be complicated

Victoria Beckham — Posh Spice net worth

In the Spice Girls era, Beckham was notorious for not really … doing … anything. Remember how every music video made her look like she’d won a walk-on role in a Spice Girls fan contest? It was bad.

But Posh’s second act has been the most lucrative of the group. Today, 43-year-old Beckham’s net worth is about $450 million, thanks to brand sponsorships, modeling contracts, and a massively popular fashion label.

After the Spice Girls broke up, Beckham inked ad deals for household brands like LG and Giorgio Armani — sometimes posing with her husband, soccer superstar David Beckham. In 2008, she launched a "Victoria Beckham" high-end fashion label that, as of last fall, was worth $139 million, according to Harper’s Bazaar. Last year, she teamed up with Target for a discount clothing line that sold out online minutes after it went on sale.

Whether or not Beckham is game for a reunion tour is still up in the air, but either way, she probably won’t fade into the shadows anytime soon. According to Vanity Fair, royal-to-be Meghan Markle is collaborating with the fashion icon on a "working wardrobe" for Markle’s increasingly public life. The debut piece? A Beckham-designed sweater Markle donned in her official engagement pictures.

Geraldine Horner (Halliwell) — Ginger Spice net worth

Horner, 45, who has a net worth of about$40 million, is a Jill of all trades.

She's got three studio albums and four number one singles under her belt. She's had guest roles in dozens of TV shows, including 'Sex and the City' and 'Top Gear,' and has served as a guest judge on programs like 'American Idol' and 'The X Factor.' She's behind a series of yoga and exercise videos, and a swimsuit collection for the clothing company Next. And, for awhile, she was a Goodwill Ambassador for the U.N.

But most notable, probably, is her writing career. Since leaving the Spice Girls, Horner has written two autobiographies and six popular children's books.

In a 2015 essay for Marie Claire, Horner recalls her life pre-Spice world, and the moment that changed everything:

"I was 22 years old, trying to make ends meet by juggling various side gigs — at one point, I was working five jobs a week: two housekeeping assignments, bartending, babysitting, teaching aerobics at a local gym — to fund studio sessions to record an album, when I came across an ad in a trade newspaper called 'The Stage' looking for "streetwise" girls to audition for a pop band."

Emma Bunton — Baby Spice net worth

Bunton, 42, launched a solo singing career after the Spice Girls split, but none of her three records gained much steam on the pop charts or in album sales. Still, through a combination of brand sponsorships, TV cameos on shows like 'Absolutely Fabulous' and 'The X Factor,' Bunton's net worth has reached a not-too-shabby $40 million.

Bunton also earns money as the co-founder of "Kit and Kin," a company that sells eco-friendly baby products like diapers and soap. And since 2009, she's also worked as a radio host for the station 'Heart FM,' currently in theSunday night time slot.

Last year, when Bunton interviewed Prince William for an episode of the radio program, he asked if the Spice Girls would ever reunite. "Only if you come and see us," she replied. Wink Wink.

Hundreds of thousands of people fed up with gun violence in America descended on Washington — and in cities around the world — on Saturday to demand change. 

The "March For Our Lives" protests come just over a month after 17 people were fatally gunned down at a high school in Parkland, Florida. 

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On February 14, a gunman shot and killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Following the shooting, on Saturday, tens of thousands of students, parents, teachers, and others supporting gun control filled the streets in Washington, DC.

Students and families from all over the country traveled to DC to join the march.

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The headquarters of online retailer Jet.com sits right across the water from Manhattan in Hoboken, New Jersey, so its employees are well-acquainted with the food, culture, and sports of New York.

Now, Jet is carrying 10 of New York's favorite brands on its site and you can get them delivered right to your door.

Whether you've never lived in the city but have big city dreams, have moved away but miss your go-to spots, or still live here and can't be bothered to brave the lines of the most hyped-up NYC icons, you'll find some of the Big Apple's biggest names in Jet's New York shop. 

The shop features famous foods and drinks (spotlighted below), beauty and grooming products, and household products, all from NYC-based companies. You can also show your team pride by shopping the sports section of Yankees, Mets, Rangers, and Islanders gear. Finally, to complete your New York immersion experience, browse books that highlight the museums, bars, landscapes, and transit centers of the city. 

Since you can't talk about New York without mentioning its food, we rounded up a selection of the must-shop NYC food brands available on Jet below. These are the places on every visitor's bucket list, but now you can join in on the excitement regardless of where you live. 

Any frozen items are packed with dry ice, so you can enjoy your treats right out of the box once you receive them. For grocery products, there is a flat fee of $4.95 per order, which means you should shop strategically and make sure you're not forgetting anything essential (like pints of ice cream). 

See a selection of the best NYC food brands below, then shop all New York Favorites at Jet here>>

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

Shop Van Leeuwen Ice Cream pints starting at $5.39

All of Van Leeuwen's artisanal ice cream is made from scratch in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and contains nothing more than fresh milk and cream, cane sugar, and egg yolks.

You can find its pastel trucks roaming the streets of NYC and LA, and its equally pretty pints of Earl Grey Tea, Peanut Butter Marshmallow Crunch, Vegan Honeycomb, and more at Jet. 

Roberta's

Shop Roberta's Pizza for $8.70

This iconic wood-fired pizza is probably the best frozen pizza you'll ever enjoy. Waits at the Brooklyn restaurant can be up to two hours, but you can enjoy a hot pizza in a fraction of the time at your own home. 

Try a classic Margherita or the spicy "Baby Sinclair," which is topped with traditional Italian kale, aged cheddar and Calabrian chilies. 

Peter Luger Steakhouse

Shop Peter Luger sauces and sides starting at $5.39

This old-school restaurant, established in 1887, has been voted NYC's number one steakhouse for 30 years in a row by Zagat. While you won't be able to have its steaks delivered to you, you can indulge in its extra thick-cut bacon and creamed spinach. You can also pour its Old Fashioned Sauce over your own steak dinner to try and recreate the restaurant experience. 

Two recent massacres are reinvigorating a national debate over gun control in the US.

On Friday night, Army veteran Albert Wong shot and killed three women who worked at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville. And just three weeks ago, lone gunman Nikolas Cruz allegedly killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Since then, President Donald Trump stunned Republican lawmakers when he called for comprehensive firearm regulation. The Justice Department has also filed a regulation to ban "bump stocks," a modification to high-capacity rifles that lets them fire like automatic weapons.

Firearm homicides are not a uniquely American problem, but some countries have wildly different approaches when it comes to firearm legislation.

In 1996, twelve days after the worst mass shooting in Australian history, the country passed a sweeping set of gun control regulations. Japan, Sweden, and the UK have similarly strict firearm laws.

Business Insider spoke with five people who grew up in these places and have spent time in the US. 

Read about their experiences below.

SEE ALSO: Australia has eliminated mass shootings — here's what the US can learn

Mollie Staples, 23, Wales, UK

Where did you grow up? When did you come to the US, and where do you live now?

I used to live in Martletwy, a village of 200 people in Wales...then York, which is a small city in the north, and then London.

I moved to Brooklyn, New York in 2016.

What was the gun control landscape like in your hometown?

It feels funny for me to think about a "gun control landscape" in my hometown, because there were literally no guns. I had never seen or held a real gun in my life — including on police — until I went to stay at my aunt's house who lives on a farm in the middle of nowhere and holds pheasant shooting on her land.

In your opinion, how important is gun regulation to the relatively low number of firearm deaths in the UK?

Gun regulation had everything to do with it.

We have white men, violent video games, and mentally ill people, too. We have poverty, gangs, and immigration. We have racist police, we have criminals, we have drugs. We don't have any guns. And the rate of gun violence is tiny by comparison.

How does gun culture and your experience with guns differ in the UK compared to the US?

Being in America is terrifying. My life is in the hands of things I cannot control. I could get shot at any time, and there is no action I can take that will impact that. 

Johannes Ledel, 34, Sweden

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in a rural part of Sweden. The closest city to where I lived was a place called Nyköping.

How often do you come to the US? Where do you live now?

I've only visited the US a few times [but] I have been following the gun control debate in the US for some time as a reporter. I currently live in Stockholm.

What was the gun control landscape like in your hometown? 

To get a gun or a rifle license [in Sweden], you need to show that you have "a need" for it.

Usually, you need a hunting license or to be a part of a gun club that does target practice. It's very hard for someone to get a license for any kind of semi-automatic weapon, such as the AR-15. And if you get a license, there are laws regulating how you have to store [guns] in special gun cabinets. 

Were shootings in schools or public places a concern for you?

Growing up, the thought of a school shooting would have been a very alien concept to me.  I was about 14 when the Columbine massacre occurred so I remember hearing the news about it. But even after that, I can't remember ever actually being worried about it happening at the schools I went to.

In your opinion, how important is gun regulation to the relatively low number of firearm deaths in Sweden?

Regulation might have had a role in this, since it obviously makes guns harder to come by.

But I think another part is that there really isn't as much of a gun culture in Sweden. There are of course gun enthusiasts, but it's rare, and you might be considered a bit weird here if you were to talk about guns all the time.

How does gun culture and your experience with guns differ in Sweden compared to the US?

If there are people who have any grievances about the current gun regulation, they aren't making their voices heard in any way. It's definitely possible to get a gun in Sweden if you really want one, but most people don't seem to want one.

Satomi Nakao, 28, Japan

Where did you grow up? When did you come to the US, and where do you live now?

I was born and raised in Aichi, Japan. I went to college and worked in Tokyo. I moved to the US when I was 12 years old. I'm currently living in Los Angeles.

What was the gun control landscape like in your hometown? Were shootings in schools or public places a concern for you?

Guns are heavily restricted in Japan and are not a part of everyday life. I've never seen a gun in Japan, and it's not a concern. When I imagine massacres in Japan, the weapons are knives, not guns. The Akihabara massacre was one of the most shocking events that happened when I was living in Tokyo, it but did not involve guns.

Why weren't you worried about gun violence?

I didn't know anyone who owned guns. Police have guns but rarely use them. It becomes news when a police officer open-fires. We see guns in movies, and that's about it. 

In your opinion, how important is gun regulation to the relatively low number of firearm deaths in Japan?

Regulation is a very big factor. Gun regulation has been very strict since World War II. Because guns are not a fear, we don't need guns to protect ourselves. 

How does gun culture and your experience with guns differ between Japan and the US?

Now that I live in LA, I've experienced gun threats and people getting shot in the neighborhood. I tell these stories to my friends from home, and they think my life is like a movie — but in a bad way. I haven't told my family, because they will probably tell me to come back home.

• After last week's mass shooting at a Florida high school, many in the US are wondering what sort of gun-control measures could prevent more gun violence.
• Despite some restrictions on gun research, scientists have sought to evaluate whether specific policies effectively reduce gun deaths.
• Policies that seem to reduce rates of gun violence include stricter background checks, limiting access to dangerous weapons, and prohibiting domestic abusers from owning weapons.

There are close to as many guns in the US as there are people. There may be more, or there may be fewer, depending on which study you look at — there's no exact count, since there isn't a national database of gun purchases or firearm owners, and federal law does not require a prospective gun owner to get a license or permit.

That's one of the many obstacles researchers come up against when trying to evaluate why so many people die from guns in the US.

But as the country tries to figure what — if anything — can be done in the wake of yet last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, it's worth taking a look at the evidence we have on the effects of gun regulations.

Despite some congressional limitations on gun research, scientists have sought to evaluate the effects of gun-control legislation in the US and in other places around the world.

Here's what the data shows.

SEE ALSO: A spike in gun sales after the Sandy Hook massacre led to a tragic increase in accidental deaths — especially among kids

Making it easier to carry concealed guns increases the number of gun homicides.

States that have so-called right-to-carry laws require them to issue concealed-carry permits to anyone who is allowed to own guns and meets the necessary conditions.

Many people have argued that right-to-carry laws deter crime because there would be more armed people around to stop a shooter. Though that idea was supported by a controversial 1997 analysis, recent and more thorough analyses have found the opposite effect.

One recent study found that such laws increased the rate of firearm homicides by 9% when homicide rates were compared state-by-state. That could be because confrontations were more likely to escalate to a shooting, or because there were more guns around that could be stolen, or some other factor.

A spike in gun purchases after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School led to an increase in accidental gun deaths, especially among kids.

Research has found that when people are around more guns, they're more likely to end up dying from accidental shootings.

After a 20-year-old man killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012, calls for legislation aimed at limiting access to firearms resulted in what's now become a predictable phenomenon after shootings: people bought lots of guns.

With more guns around in the following months, the rate of accidental deaths related to firearms rose sharply, especially among children, a recent study published in the journal Science found.

According to the researchers' calculations, 40 adults and 20 children died as a result of those gun purchases.

Barring people convicted of domestic abuse from owning guns has a huge effect on the number of gun deaths.

The so-called Lautenberg amendment to the 1968 Gun Control Act disqualifies people with a misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence from buying or owning weapons.

Researchers found that gun murders of female intimate partners decreased by 17% as a result of the amendment.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the US and around the world on Saturday to push for gun reform in the wake of the deadly high-school shooting in Parkland, Florida. 

New York City was no different, where tens of thousands of people marched from West 72nd Street to Times Square, creating a line 20 blocks long. 

Leading the way was Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — but the two didn't march together and were not once seen talking to each other. 

Still, the diverse group of protesters marched and stood together in a common cause. 

Here's what it looked like:

SEE ALSO: We need to be talking about gun violence every day — and not just during a mass shooting

An estimated 175,000 people marched from West 72nd Street to Times Square.

Source: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

The marchers stretched for 20 blocks.

Here's a short video from NBC's helicopter in the sky:

Hundreds of thousands of protesters descended on cities across the United States and around the world on Saturday, as gun-control activists and survivors participated in the "March for Our Lives" rally.

Attendees were pushing for gun reform and demanding an end to the type of violence that took the lives of 17 students and staff members at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, last month.

Protest signs were out in full swing — many of them were at turns angry, hopeful, clever, or just all-around entertaining.

Here are some of the best signs of the day:

SEE ALSO: Tens of thousands of protestors in Washington take aim at politicians and the NRA to end gun violence

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Some people found creative ways to express their outrage.

Others struggled valiantly with that.

Some people's signs were witty...

• "60 Days In" follows undercover inmates who navigate life in Fulton County Jail in Atlanta and Clark County Jail in southern Indiana.
• The undercover inmates learned about the complex social dynamics that take place in jail.
• Unwritten rules dictated how new inmates eat, sleep, socialize, and solve disputes.

Life in jail is no cake walk — and it's even harder when you don't know the unwritten rules.

Several law-abiding citizens learned those rules the hard way when they went undercover as inmates for the A&E show "60 Days In." Now in its fourth season, the show followed the undercover participants as they navigated jail life at Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, for two months.

The participants were given false identities and booked under fake charges during their stints behind bars, and needed to maintain their cover stories to prevent other inmates from catching on.

As they quickly learned, jail life is governed by strict rules that dictate the way inmates eat, sleep, socialize, and solve disputes. Most people don't know about these complex social dynamics until they experience them for themselves.

Read on to find out about the complicated dynamics that take place in jail.

SEE ALSO: Regular people who went undercover at a jail for 2 months discovered inmates will go to staggering lengths to get high — and how they smuggle illegal drugs behind bars

DON'T MISS: These photos of prison cells around the world show how differently countries treat their criminals

On their first day, new inmates often find themselves getting grilled by veteran inmates about the nature of their crimes. Inmates are on high alert for inconsistencies in someone's back story, which could suggest they are an undercover mole.

The undercover inmates quickly learned that there is a strict social hierarchy in jail that governs everything from where you sleep to whether you get to shower or not.

New inmates are constantly getting tested by those higher on the social ladder. In one early episode, an undercover inmate named Jeff got pressured into buying commissary items for a veteran inmate. Word quickly spread that Jeff could be taken advantage of.