This weekend the baseball world will come to New York City for the first annual MLB FoodFest.

The event will welcome every team in major league baseball to show off the best ballpark food they have to offer, pushing the definition of what qualifies as a "hot dog" to its outer limits and with more than one treat featuring a garnish of Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

The event itself is already sold out, but we've collected the best of what the menu has to offer below so you can be sure not to miss out on the surreal eating options the next time you visit the ballpark.

Arizona Diamondbacks — Churro Dog

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The Diamondbacks take ballpark dessert beyond simple softserve in a fun-sized helmet with the Churro Dog, complete with an Oreo churro and topped with an Oreo crumble and strawberry sauce.

Atlanta Braves — Pig Pickin'

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Baseball fans would be hard-pressed to find a more indulgent meal at the ballpark than the Pig Pickin' offered at SunTrust Park.

Baltimore Orioles — Chesapeake Waffle Fries

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The Baltimore Orioles honor the glory of Old Bay seasoning with their offering to MLB FoodFest with their Chesapeake Waffle Fries topped with crab dip. Few of the foods listed made my mouth water as much as this one.

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• Quality vintage rugs are difficult to find and even more difficult to fork over the money for. 
• Revival Rugs is a new direct-to-consumer rug company that's shaking up this long-stagnant industry with its affordable and beautiful handmade rugs sourced directly from Turkey. 
• It works directly with artisans and craftsmen to make unique, long-lasting rugs that are easy to shop for and don't cost a fortune. 

A nice rug not only makes your floor look less bare, but also "grounds" your room by helping cinch other interior design elements together. Still, the sticker shock of said rug might make you think twice about jumping into your "Extreme Makeover" fantasy. 

Ben and Amber Hyman thought that shopping for a new rug for their apartment would be fun, but after facing high prices, poor-quality replicas, and general lack of transparency, they ended up more stressed than excited. They founded direct-to-consumer company Revival Rugs with two friends based in Istanbul, Turkey, because they didn't want to spend a month's rent on a beautiful, handmade rug, but also didn't want to settle for anything less.

Launched in 2017, Revival Rugs is already on track to do $1 million in sales within its first year, proving other homeowners don't want to settle either.

Key to its business of selling one-of-a-kind vintage rugs is the cross-country relationship between the US and Turkey. Hyman explains, "One reason why there haven’t been disruptors in the vintage, handmade rug space has to do with geography and the nature of the business. To shake things up in the vintage rug sector you need to operate where the rugs are located." 

He told Business Insider,

We literally go to the village level and work hand-in-hand with craftsmen to select the exact vintage rugs we’d like to add to our collections, and then we work closely with these craftsmen to process the rugs we select to our specifications.

By being incorporated in both countries and having a warehouse and half our founding team in Turkey, we have a faster feedback loop with artisans to customize products in response to customer demand (i.e. larger size rugs, runners, colors — neutrals like champagne and soft pink tones).

While other Turkish entrepreneurs may have the ability to build similar grassroots partnerships, few understand the tastes, preferences, and expectations of US customers. Up until Revival Rugs, there hasn’t been a company that’s effectively bridged the geographic, linguistic, and cultural gaps in what’s still a traditional industry.

All the rugs are handwoven by skilled artisans with hand-spun wool. Each wool thread is double-knotted into the weft, resulting in a more secure, durable weave and a rug that will truly last a lifetime. Throwing money at an expensive rug is useless if it can't hold up over the years; thanks to carefully monitored crafting processes, Revival Rugs' pieces aren't subject to the same frustrations. 

The colors are eye-catching and gorgeous because each rug is originally naturally dyed using vegetable dyes. After cleaning the rugs, the company inspects each one's natural state before deciding which ones will undergo a second dyeing process.

Depending on the size and style, the rugs range in price from $35 to $3,000, and the site offers plenty of under-$300 options, the best of which we've rounded up below. Shipping within the continental US is free for orders over $50 and the rugs are folded into custom-made boxes meant to fit the rugs perfectly (don't worry, folding won't damage the rug. Because they're 100% wool, they'll resume their flat resting position within a few days).

Beautiful vintage rugs can be affordable — here are the best under-$300 rugs from Revival Rugs.

A large, multipanel striped rug

Shop the Vilho, $287, measures 4'7" x 5'4"

A faded pink and lavender accent runner with geometric corners

Shop the Atak, $117, measures 1'7" x 2'9"

A bold and vibrant rug featuring primary colors

Shop the Aygen, $121, measures 1'10" x 3'0"

Albert Einstein died on this day 63 years ago, but he remains one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. His contributions to human knowledge are unparalleled.

The physicist conducted groundbreaking research on how our universe functions, formulated the Theory of Relativity, and predicted the existence of gravitational waves a century before we observed them.

Einstein wasn't just brilliant, he was deep: a scientist-philosopher who knew just how to describe the human condition. That genius, combined with the human highs and lows Einstein witnessed during his lifetime, made for a perspective on life that's yet to be matched.

We've compiled a list of Einstein's 15 best quotes, which teach us about the mind, learning, and that crazy thing called life.

Sean Kane contributed to an earlier version of this story. 

SEE ALSO: How Einstein became a suspected spy in a clip from the new TV show 'Genius'

On the passing of time

On being happy

On education

• Google's Germany headquarters is located in Hamburg's Old Town on Gänsemarkt.
• Each floor has a different theme — the 5th floor is sports-themed, complete with a track hallway, mini golf course and ping-pong stadium. 
• They also have a foam pit, and a meeting room with a poker table.

A poker table in the conference room, free meditation courses, and a fridge that’s always full: it’s precisely because of such a special working environment that Google is such a sought-after employer. Even in Germany, Google's parent company Alphabet ranks high in LinkedIn’s top employer ranking.

The German headquarters of the tech giant has been in Hamburg since 2001. Today, almost 500 employees work there. They are mainly responsible for marketing and sales, selling ads that we see on Google and YouTube.

Employees can do their work at their desks — or in the casino, the sports bar, the swimming pool, and many other themed rooms. Take a look inside the unusual offices of Google’s Hamburg offices:

SEE ALSO: This 21-year-old millionaire was hired by Facebook at 17 and now works at Google — and his career advice is wise beyond his years

The Google headquarters is located in Hamburg's Old Town on Gänsemarkt and spans over five floors.

Google employees can work wherever they want — like in these rowboats

...or in this disco room.

Hurricane Maria — the third-strongest hurricane to ever hit the United States — devastated Puerto Rico, and its power grid is still unstable. On Wednesday, Puerto Rico suffered an island-wide power outage— the first since the hurricane occurred last year, according to The AP.

The storm made landfall last September, cutting communications, flooding neighborhoods, demolishing homes, and wiping out crop fields. At its peak, Maria was a Category 4 storm with 155-mph winds, according to the National Hurricane Center. At least 112 people have died because of the storm, some are still homeless, and around 40,000 residents remain without normal electrical service (before the outage). And as a result of the outage, clean water will likely become harder to find, because water treatment plants connect to the electricity grid and rely on consistent energy.

It could take 24 to 36 hours to restore power to everyone on the island, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority told The AP, adding that it was prioritizing hospitals, water pumping stations, and San Juan's International Airport.

You might be wondering how to help.

According to The Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI), donating money is almost always the best way to give aid. Before sending material goods (like blankets, food, or toys), the CIDI recommends confirming with relief organizations there is a real need for them. If you want to assist in person, nonprofits both international and local are looking for volunteers.

Below you'll find a list of reputable Puerto Rico-based charity organizations to donate to, followed by larger nonprofits that operate on a national or global scale.

Note: It is not clear whether all these organizations will spend 100% of donations received on hurricane relief and associated expenses. But in past large-scale disasters, they have given high percentages of donations directly to victims, especially if there is a specific fund set up. To avoid scams, it's always good to research a group before donating by checking scores from independents groups like Charity Navigator and Charity Watch.

SEE ALSO: The best charities to give to for victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

The United Funds of Puerto Rico

The Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico is working with the Red Cross and United Way on relief efforts, including an emergency hotline service. The group was started by Beatriz Rosselló, the first lady of Puerto Rico.

Puerto Ricans in Action

Several local charities and food banks are partnering to raise $10,000 through the Puerto Rican Hurricane Relief Fund.

Money raised will be given to Puerto Ricans in Action, a Los Angeles-based Puerto Rican group. They will then distribute the funds among local nonprofits to pay for food, medical supplies, clothing, social services, and other resources.

ConPRmetidos

ConPRmetidos, a Puerto Rican organization, is hoping to raise $10 million for relief and recovery after Maria.

E-sports — which is to say, competitive, professional online video gaming — have exploded in popularity in recent years.

In fact, experts have predicted that e-sports viewership is likely to surpass that of traditional sports leagues, including the NBA and MLB, by 2020. Indeed, esports revenue is likely to climb to more than $900 million this year as television channels like ESPN continue to incorporate e-sports into their daily lineups, and streaming services like Amazon's Twitch become more mainstream.

In a world where competitive video games have the potential to be as lucrative an industry as professional sports, the title "pro gamer" has evolved massively since the '90s, where a relatively small group of die-hard gamers played in relatively unnoticed tournaments for community notoriety and occasional prize money. 

In the modern world of e-sports, pro gamers are salaried employees with medical benefits and 401-ks, and who have personal nutritionists and fitness trainers. They are celebrities and role models for the fans who purchase jerseys and other merchandise in their honor. They also happen to play the same video game for 8 to 10 hours a day.

Business Insider got to interview professional gamers who play in the Overwatch League, competing at the highest levels of Blizzard's acclaimed and best-selling competitive first-person shooter "Overwatch."

We got an inside look at the ups and downs of their everyday lives and, the journeys that they've taken to get to the highest level for their game of choice.

SEE ALSO: This 26-year-old makes $500,000 every month playing 'Fortnite' in his bedroom — here's how he does it

During an average week, teammates spend the majority of the day practicing "Overwatch" for hours at a time.

"Practices are really hard and really demanding," said Daniel "dhaK" Martinez, a professional player on the San Francisco Shock, one of the twelve permanent teams in the Overwatch League. 

Martinez said that on a typical practice day, he and his teammates play two hours at a time, for two or three times a day. These practice hours include running drills and skirmishes. The practice time give the players time to perfect or experiment with different in-game characters, called "heroes."

While the notion of getting paid to play video games all day may seem like a fantasy for many gamers, the reality of the training sessions can be both physically and mentally taxing, explained Jacob "Jake" Lyon, who plays on the league's Houston Outlaws.

For example, Lyon said he struggles with severe wrist pains thanks to the long hours spent working a keyboard and mouse in practice, and has to wear "geriatric gloves" while sleeping and regularly do special stretches to reduce strain.

"That's definitely not something I thought I'd have to worry about at 21," he laughed.

Match days come with the extra stresses of competing for a live audience of millions, doing press and meeting with fans, says Martinez.

"It's definitely surreal—knowing you're playing for tens of thousands of people, all watching from home," said Lyon, who plays for the Houston Outlaws. 

Any level of public notoriety comes with the responsibility of learning to be a role model for young fans — especially since "Overwatch" is smash hit with younger and older fans alike.

“It definitely requires a lot of personal responsibility," said Martinez, of the San Francisco Shock. “There are a lot of young kids watching, so you have to be extra careful — especially when you’re streaming."

Martinez is referring to the practice of streaming "Overwatch" matches on platforms like Amazon's Twitch — something that is not required by the Overwatch League, but which several players do on their own time to promote their personal brand and blow off steam.

Martinez says despite the pressures of fame, he's welcomed the opportunity to have an impact on young gamers and fans.

"It’s also really nice, knowing you can affect other people’s lives...knowing that someone looks up to you," he said.

• Costco price tags sometimes reveal hidden deals.
• Look for Costco prices tags that end in .97, .88, .00 — or ones that feature asterisks.
• These denote products that have been marked down or won't be restocked.

Costco price tags occasionally reveal deals that are hidden in plain sight.

Business Insider recently asked 38 Costco employees from around the country to share their best tips for getting the best deal, and several of these employees said that members should check price tags carefully when shopping.

Certain symbols and sales prices can signify which products are about to run out, which ones have been marked down, and which items the store is desperate to get rid of.

Once you know this subtle secret code, you can use it to shop smarter and find better deals at your local Costco.

Here's are some tips on how to read the price tags at Costco:

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Asterisks indicate that the product won’t be around for long

A Costco employee of 15 months told Business Insider that seasonal items "that are the last quantities in stock are marked with an asterisk on signage." They added that such products "can be marked down quite a bit."

But, according to The Kitchn, asterisks don't necessarily indicate that the item has been marked down. It's just not going to be restocked — so, if it's a favorite, you should grab it before it's gone.

"Your favorite item may be seasonal, so buy it if you see it," one employee who's worked at Costco for 29 years told Business Insider.

Look carefully at sales prices ending in .97

An employee who's been with Costco for 12 years told Business Insider that items with a sales price ending in .97 are clearance items and have have been marked down from the regular price.

In an article for Tough Nickel, a website dedicated to frugal living, Lee Rapoport wrote, "Unlike all other retailers, Costco doesn't like you to know this, so they don't put the original prices with a slash and then the new price as many stores do."

The website Costco.97 notes that the clearance price could go even lower if the product has been sitting on the shelves for a while at this price. The way to tell is to look at the date code, usually in the bottom right corner of the price tag, and if the last time the price was updated was a few weeks ago, "there's a good chance another round of discounts are coming soon."

Sales prices ending in 9 — other than .99 — may or may not indicate a deal

Rapoport reported that most regularly-priced items have a sales price ending in .99.

But sales prices ending in .89, .79, .69, .59, or .49 can indicate a special deal that Costco got from one of its manufacturers.

The website Costco.97 reported that these sales items "may or may not be a good deal" and that they are "likely products new to the store that are being tested by the manufacturer, so they offer pricing that may be lower than what you'd normally see elsewhere."

• Experiencing a culture's food is one of the most enjoyable parts of travel.
• Amir Benesh, CEO of LVH Global, works with clients whose net worth is between $30 million and $4 billion.
• Many wealthy travelers Benesh works with typically choose places to eat based on quality of food and exclusivity.

Amir Benesh, the CEO of LVH Global— a luxury home rental service that sets up ultra wealthy travelers in mansions, villas, and yachts during their luxurious vacations — knows a thing or two about how the rich like to travel.

"The typical net worth of our clients is between $30 million to $4 billion," Benesh told Business Insider. Most of their clients have an average annual income of $5 million.

A major part of traveling for anyone is experiencing the local food. However, for the ultra rich, getting a reservation at an exclusive spot might be a priority on their list of to-do's.

Benesh has seen many requests come through when it comes to where his clients want to eat. "As for restaurants, the ultra wealthy look for quality food, [and] mostly hype," he said.

"Those two often go hand-in-hand. People like to feel special. So getting into a place that has a reputation of being 'impossible' to get into makes gives people a sense of exclusivity," Benesh said.

Ahead, see where dinner reservations are being made across the world for the ultra wealthy, according to Benesh.

SEE ALSO: Forget the Four Seasons and The Ritz-Carlton: The most luxurious hotel brands in the world are ones you've likely never heard of

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Catch L.A. — Los Angeles, California

This West Hollywood restaurant offers seafood towers starting at $99 and bone-in Ribeye for $105. 

Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare — Brooklyn, New York

A three-Michelin star restaurant, Chef's Table is Japanese inspired, and offers a $394.36 tasting menu.

Alinea — Chicago, Illinois

Alinea is one of the world's best restaurants and serves a multi-sensory, 16- to 18-course menu in the The Gallery Menu and it costs $285 to $345 per person, depending on the day of the week. 

• Bed Bath & Beyond is struggling to keep up with its competition. 
• Its stock took a hit after the company reported disappointing guidance for 2018 last week, and it was downgraded by the credit-ratings agency Standard & Poor on Wednesday. 
• We visited a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Manhattan and found that while the amount of merchandise for sale was overwhelming, it was very clean and well organized overall. It also offered a lenient return policy.

Bed Bath & Beyond is struggling to keep up with its competition. 

Its stock plunged more than 18% after the company reported disappointing 2018 guidance last Thursday, and on Wednesday, the credit-ratings agency Standard & Poor downgraded its bonds to the lowest level still considered investment grade, according to CNN Money.

The problem, according to retail experts, could be with Bed Bath & Beyond's stores. 

"Too many of Bed Bath & Beyond's stores — especially older ones — are a mess," Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, wrote in an email to CNBC. He continued by saying the stores' products are "crammed into a space that is largely devoid of inspiration."  

Whether or not the stores are in bad shape, Bed Bath & Beyond offers its customers some valuable perks. It has a lenient return policy that allows customers to return almost anything for a refund. Even without a proof of purchase, customers can be refunded 80% of the original price they said. In addition, most locations allow customers to use multiple coupons at once, use expired coupons, and use coupons on already-discounted items when making purchases.

To better compete with Amazon on online orders, the store now offers free shipping on orders over $29. Some analysts have argued that while the offer is attractive, it hurts the company's profit margins in that customers might turn elsewhere to make purchases of under $29. The company also recently launched a membership program, called Beyond+, that costs $29 annually and gives customers 20% off every purchase, plus free shipping.  

We recently visited a Bed Bath & Beyond location in Downtown Manhattan. Here's what we found: 

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The Bed Bath & Beyond I went to was part of a shopping center and next to a Barnes & Noble. The store was advertising its wedding and gift registries and same-day delivery service, which costs $15 in Manhattan.

The customer service center was immediately next to the entrance of the store, and it highlighted its online order pick-up service. Bed Bath & Beyond allows returns of almost any product at any time, with or without a receipt, for a refund. Without any record of a purchase, customers can get an 80% refund.

Though reports have said that Bed Bath & Beyond stores are generally messy, the complete opposite was true at this location. Generally speaking, everything was spotless, and each display was carefully arranged.

For better or worse, the grunts handle the main chunk of the fighting. These are your combat arms troops — infantry, scouts, tankers, artillerymen, etc.

The supply guys in the back can usually get a bit comfy knowing that they probably won’t get called to the front line — except in the case of total war when the front line is so decimated that everyone, back to front, needs to push into the fray.

To quantify the level of suck, we’ve ranked the following battles by a metric that measures the percentage of casualties in relation to troops present on the battlefield and total loss of life from both sides. Thankfully, for today’s troops, full-scale battles aren’t as catastrophic as they were before the advent of modern medicine.

SEE ALSO: 74 years ago, US Marines waded into 'the toughest battle in Marine Corps history' — here are 25 photos of the brutal fight for Tarawa

6. The Battle of Antietam (US Civil War) — Fatality Rate: 3.22%

Starting things off is the single bloodiest day in American military history: Sept. 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam. Within the span of 12 hours, around 25 percent Union troops and 31 percent of Confederate troops were wounded, captured, or killed. Six generals died as a result of the battle, along with 3,454 other troops.

The battle is considered a Union victory strategically and it paved the way for the Emancipation Proclamation, delivered just five days later. But, when the dust settled outside of Sharpsburg, Maryland, no one knew who won. If the Confederacy waited a few more hours, it could have gone in their favor, Lincoln would have never had the confidence to announce the Emancipation Proclamation, and the South would have had stronger European allies, thus drastically changing the course of the war.

5. The Battle of Gettysburg (US Civil War) — Fatality Rate: 4.75%

The three-day battle between Gen. Meade’s Army of the Potomac and Gen. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia would be remembered both as the turning point of the Civil War and for the enormous loss of life.

With between 46,000 and 51,000 casualties on both sides, the Battle of Gettysburg is the costliest battle in US history. The fighting for the “Little Round Top” alone left nearly 1,750 dead.

4. The Battle of Tuyurti (Paraguayan War) — Fatality Rate: 8.71%

The Paraguayan War became the bloodiest of all Latin American wars when Paraguay pushed its boundaries on all sides, unifying the previously-uneasy alliances between Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

While the entire war would cost Paraguay nearly 70 percent of its total adult male population, the Battle of Tuyuti cost the Paraguayans nearly their entire force in a failed surprise attack on the Triple Alliance encampment.

• Life lessons often only come with time and mistakes made.
• Figuring out financial responsibility, the importance of maintaining health, and having patience with my career would have helped me be more successful.
• Here are nine crucial life lessons that I wish someone had told me a decade ago.

When I was in my late 20s, my boss and I used to have epic lunches where we'd chat about life. One day, he told me that when you turn 30, you need to start being responsible. I didn't take him seriously, but now that I'm 40, I wish I had.

Here are nine of the hard-earned lessons I've learned leading up to my fortieth year that I wish someone had told me a decade ago:

SEE ALSO: The lesson I learned in my 30s that changed how I live my life

1. You may see some friends less often, but the bond remains strong

I've found that the closest friends I've had for the past 20 years are the ones from my fraternity — it truly is a forever bond. As life moves on, though, people do, too.

Some of your friends will move to different states, and some will get married, have kids, and end up immersed in a suburban bubble. Your inner circle will become smaller and smaller as you get older.

But that's not to say that the folks you see less often are gone forever. With many of my fraternity brothers, when we get together, we're still able to pick up right where we left off. It's like no time has passed. You just can't get bogged down with wondering when you’ll see them again or feel insecure about why they haven’t called.  

2. Your parents will need taking care of

My parents are on the verge of turning 70, and their health is becoming a concern. Between the two of them they have high cholesterol, hearing loss, and multiple medications, and doctor visits are becoming more and more frequent.

It's important to understand your family’s health and medical history, and to know all of their pertinent information so you can handle any medical situation that may arise.

3. An extravagant wedding is overrated

If there was ever a moment where the idiom "If I knew then what I know now" fits into this post, it pertains to my wedding. Yes, it was beautiful – everyone we wanted was there, we had an outdoor ceremony, the music was amazing, and the caterer's pigs-in-a-blanket were hand-rolled!

But weddings can be uber-expensive, especially in the New York City area. Planning a wedding often causes stress for the bride and groom and strife among the parents paying for it.

If you really want to have a wedding, focus on curating your guest list, paring it down only to the folks who must be there. Do what I would do now if I had the chance to do it all again: Take a long and lovely honeymoon and start your life together without this nuptial nonsense.

• Before she became engaged to British royalty, Meghan Markle starred in the series "Suits."
• She made $450,000 a year for her role, according to Fortune. 
• But she wasn't always so financially secure.
• Like many aspiring actors, Markle worked a variety of odd jobs to pay the bills before she made it big.
• From selling frozen yogurt to playing the role of "hot girl," here are 11 ways Markle made money before her engagement to Prince Harry.

Meghan Markle, who will soon be Britain's newest royal, won't have to worry about money anytime in the near future. And not just because her fiancé, Prince Harry, is worth an estimated $25 million at the very least, according to MONEY.

Markle is wealthy in her own right. According to Fortune, Markle was paid $50,000 per episode for her role in the legal drama "Suits," which amounted to around $450,000 a year. 

But Markle's finances weren't always so secure. She worked a mish-mash of unconventional jobs before landing her role in "Suits" and before she became engaged to Prince Harry.

In the recently released biography about Markle, "Meghan: A Hollywood Princess," the author wrote that Markle struggled to make money and launch her acting career.

Here are some of the odd jobs Markle has worked throughout life. 

1. She sold frozen yogurt.

For her very first job, and then 13-year-old Markle sold frozen yogurt at a California shop called Humphrey Yogart.

"She earned minimum wage and was very popular with customers," her former boss, Paula Sheftel, told the Mirror. "She had to prove she had an outgoing personality and would work well with staff."

In a 2014 Tweet that's no longer available after Markle deleted her social media accounts, she recounted the time she met one of her idols, "Baywatch" actress Yasmine Bleeth, in the parking lot of that very same frozen yogurt shop.

Markle said she burst out with, "Oh my God, I loved you in that Soft & Dri commercial" and Bleeth responded, "OK, thank you!"

Markle later told The Guardian, "that moment with Yasmine is exactly what I base every interaction with fans on."

2. She played the 30-second role of "hot girl."

Markle had a short scene with Ashton Kutcher in the 2005 film "A Lot Like Love"— and her character was just called "hot girl" in the credits.

In the scene, Markle says "hi" to Kutcher as she sits down next to him on the plane and then has a brief, flirtatious interaction with a man who sits down across the aisle from her.

According to the biography, Markle was only supposed to say one word— "hi"— but she convinced the director to expand her part to five lines, MONEY reported.

3. She was a freelance calligrapher

As a child, Markle had a propensity for mastering cursive — a skill she later turned into a profitable side gig as an adult.

Freelance calligraphy is "super-lucrative," Markle told Esquire in 2013. "Because there are so few people doing it."

Markle told the magazine that she did Dolce & Gabbana's celebrity correspondence during the holidays and even did the wedding invitations for Robin Thicke and Paula Patton, who ended up divorcing in 2014.

"I would sit there with a little white tube sock on my hand so no hand oils got on the card, trying to pay my bills while auditioning," she said.

Markle even disclosed some of her secrets for beautiful handwriting, saying that "you don't have to have a fancy pen by any means" but that the most important thing is to "take your time" and "do fluid strokes," she told Esquire.

Even if most aren't as catastrophic as the sinking of the Titanic, shipwrecks continue to fascinate scientists and the public alike. While some wrecks require complex equipment to investigate, there are plenty you can check out while visiting beaches around the world.

From the MV Plassey in Inisheer, Ireland, a steam trawler wreck famous from the British TV series "Father Ted," to Cape Verde's Cabo Santa Maria, a wrecked cargo ship that had been carrying gifts for Spanish dictator Francisco Franco's supporters in South America, each shipwreck has a story to tell. 

Here are 15 beautiful beaches that have haunting shipwrecks you can explore — in sandals or scuba gear.

You can explore the wreck of the Peter Iredale, a steel barque sailing vessel that was beached more than 100 years ago, in Oregon's Fort Stevens State Park.

In Oregon's Fort Stevens National Park, you'll find the wreck of the Peter Iredale, a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel. The Iredale, originally owned by a British shipping firm, has attracted tourists since a mighty gust of wind pushed it aground in 1906.

The Mega One Triton, a former oil rig, washed ashore on Governor's Beach on Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos, in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy.

It's estimated that there are more than 1,000 shipwrecks off the shores of Turks and Caicos. One of the most recent wrecks is the Mega One Triton, a former oil rig that washed up on Grand Turk Island's Governor's Beach in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy. 

Used as a hospital ship during World War I, the SS Maheno was wrecked by a cyclone on Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia, en route to Japan.

Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia, is known for its shipwrecks — 23, to be exact. One of the most famous ones is the SS Maheno, a 5,000-ton, turbine-driven steamer constructed in 1905. Used as a hospital ship during World War I, the vessel was sold to Japan to be converted to scrap metal in the 1930s. En route to her final destination, the SS Maheno was destroyed by a cyclone.

Over the course of five generations, the Bush and Walker clans have amassed fortunes and political power beyond belief. The family is worth a reported $400 million and has seated two members in the Oval Office.

With the death of the former first lady Barbara Bush at age 92, we're looking back at how his family came to earn such influence.

This retrospective includes insights from Jacob Weisberg's exhaustive biography, "The Bush Tragedy" and more, as well as vintage photos.

Here's how the Bush family became an American dynasty:

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Samuel Prescott Bush, son of a minister, lay the foundation for the family’s fortune. Known as the grand patriarch of the Bush clan, he was an Ohio steel and railroad executive.

He worked his way up from an apprenticeship to become president of Buckeye Steel Castings Co., the country's third largest producer of steel couplers at the turn of the century. Samuel rubbed elbows with the Rockefellers and cofounded the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Sources: Columbus Business First, The New York Times

Samuel had a son who wanted nothing to do with his father’s manufacturing ventures. He would carve his own success story.

• Many people love horror films, despite the fact that they bring our heart rates up and even make us scream.
• Part of the reason people like being scared by movies is because our brains know we're safe.
• The body also releases dopamine when we're scared, creating a state of arousal similar to when we're excited.
• People who enjoy challenges and thrills are more likely to enjoy getting scared.

People love going to the movies to be scared. The $733 million made in horror movie ticket sales in 2017 proves it.

But did you ever wonder why people like to put themselves through intense fear?

INSIDER spoke with a psychologist to find out what it is that so draws people to scary movies.

Your brain knows you're safe.

When something scary enters our awareness, whether real or made up, fear induces the fight-or-flight response, according to Dr. John Mayer, a practicingClinical Psychologist who specializes in families, children, and young adults.

At that point, your body determines if there is a real threat or not, and acts appropriately to allow you to save yourself if the situation calls for it, Dr. Mayer told INSIDER. “If there is no threat, the physiological and psychological mechanisms calm, and there is no more reaction,” he said.

Fight-or-flight still kicks in — but to your benefit.

If your body senses you are not threatened, you will still experience fear, but instead of releasing hormones that make you stronger and faster for defense mode, your body releases hormones that essentially make you feel good under the right circumstances, sociologist Margee Kerr PhD told Healthline.

For instance, if you're on a roller coaster or walking through a haunted house, your brain knows you are safe no matter what may 'threaten your life' during that time. Kerr describes what happens as our body "hijacking the flight response and enjoying it." She compares it to a "high arousal state" our body goes into when we're excited or surprised.

Your body responds to fear differently in a controlled environment.

You'll often hear people laughing after a big scare because the body releases dopamine when we're afraid, a hormone that creates a high state of arousal (not sexual) similar to what we feel when we're excited or happy.

You also may find that you eat more when you're scared. According to Dr. Mayer, when the body is afraid, a hormone called cortisol is released, increasing blood sugar and blood pressure. The allostatic load also increases, which is the wear and tear the body experiences when exposed to chronic stress.

"The increased allostatic load leads to an increase in consuming fats … thus, we tend to crave and eat more popcorn and such at movies and [during] TV watching," Dr Mayer told INSIDER.

• Norwegian teens on the cusp of graduating high school celebrate "russefeiring" or "the russ"— a celebration like no other in the world. 
• The wild month-long event is centered on drinking, party buses, and wild challenges. 
• The russ dominates teens' social media in Norway for the month, giving outsiders a window into the wild party. 

Forget the "American Pie" movies — American teens can learn a thing or two about partying from their Norwegian counterparts. 

Every year, Norwegian teens on the cusp of graduating from high school celebrate "russefeiring" or "the russ," a month-long celebration centered on drinking, party buses, and wild challenges. 

Partying during the wild month often reaches absurd peaks. On Wednesday, Norway's national transport regulator put out a formal statement discouraging high school graduates from "running naked across bridges and having sex on roundabouts lest they give drivers 'too much of a surprise,'"Reuters reported. 

"In the American movies, we get the impression that they are so crazy. But we have the craziest celebrations here in Norway," Fredrik Helgesen, a student leader of the russ committee, told the Associated Press. "I don’t think anything in the world is like this."

Students aggressively document russefeiring celebrations on social media, giving the rest of the world a look into the wild — and sometimes just bizarre — celebration.

Here's what it's like to experience what is quite possibly the craziest teen rager in the world. 

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The russ starts in mid-April and lasts until Norwegian National Day on May 17.

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Revelers are immediately recognizable by their red and blue overalls — or russebukse — a crucial part of russ.

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Russebukse are for sale on the official russ website, but many people choose to personalize their overalls.

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Following North Korea's overtures of reconciliation beginning in January, the regime has made several diplomatic moves to indicate it is willing to resume talks between the US and neighboring South Korea.

After sending a delegation of athletes and members of the ruling family to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, North Korea has made significant strides in thawing relations — though some political observers remain skeptical of the regime's motives.

Here are the latest developments between the US, South Korea, and North Korea:

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During her trip to South Korea, Kim Yo Jong — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister — delivered a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The letter indicated a willingness to foster better relations between the Koreas. There was also an invitation to visit Pyongyang, North Korea's capital.

Kim Yo Jong's trip to South Korea marked the first time since the Korean War that a ruling family member of the North Korean regime visited the country.

North Korea then sent Kim Yong Chol, the country's vice chairman of the ruling Worker's Party Central Committee and the country's former intelligence chief, to South Korea for the Closing Ceremony at the Winter Olympics. Following Yo Jong's lead, Yong Chol also delivered a bombshell announcement: that North Korea was willing to hold diplomatic talks with the US.

Source: Yonhap News

• SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is famously productive.
• Musk recently told Tesla employees they'd be moving to an ambitious 24/7 schedule to get Model 3 production on track.
• In a letter announcing the changes, Musk offered employees a list of his own productivity tips.

Elon Musk gets a lot done.

The 46-year-old entrepreneur and CEO is revolutionizing the spaceflight industry with SpaceX, transforming the world of the electric car at Tesla, and pushing neuroscience and transportation forward at Neuralink and the Boring Company.

As SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell said at the 2018 TED Conference, Musk's goals are a lot to keep up with.

"When Elon says something, you have to pause and not blurt out 'Well, that's impossible,'" she said. "You zip it, you think about it, and you find ways to get it done."

Recently, Musk reportedly announced to Tesla employees that he wants to adopt a 24/7 shift schedule to get production for Tesla's Model 3 electric car on track. In an email obtained by Jalopnik, Musk explained a number of changes in the works for Tesla.

He's asking for quite a lot, so at the end of that email, he offered employees a list of his own productivity recommendations. From those tips, it's clear that Musk is clearly not a fan of meetings, bureaucracy, hierarchy, or any system that impedes immediate communication. He prefers people apply common sense to the task at hand.

He also told employees that if they had any ideas for making work at Tesla better and more efficient, they should let him know.

Here are the seven productivity tips Musk offered in the letter, in his own words.

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Large-format meetings waste people's time.

"Excessive meetings are the blight of big companies and almost always get worse over time. Please get [rid] of all large meetings, unless you’re certain they are providing value to the whole audience, in which case keep them very short."

Meetings should be infrequent unless a matter is urgent.

"Also get rid of frequent meetings, unless you are dealing with an extremely urgent matter. Meeting frequency should drop rapidly once the urgent matter is resolved."

If you don't need to be in a meeting, leave.

"Walk out of a meeting or drop off a call as soon as it is obvious you aren’t adding value. It is not rude to leave, it is rude to make someone stay and waste their time."

We like to think of America as a melting pot, one where those of us who live in or visit big cities can taste many of the rich cuisines the world has to offer. Of course, some are more authentic than others — and some take significant liberties with the foods they're trying to represent.

Finding American food abroad — as refracted through other cultures — is similarly much different than what you might expect.

Here are 10 examples of other countries' interpretations of popular American foods.

Our "Chinese food" is "American food" in China

If you think that people in China are used to munching on Orange Chicken or spring rolls, I'm sorry, but you're mistaken. Native eaters in China are far more likely to view what Americans call "Chinese food" as "American food."

Sure, the cuisine had its roots in Chinese immigrants who came to the US over the past 100-plus years and opened restaurants catering to local clientele. However, over time it has mutated so much and adapted to American palates that it bears little to no resemblance to any true Chinese cuisine.

Bagels in France are more like baguettes.

What's the first thing you think of when you think about French food? If you said a crusty baguette, a bottle of wine, and some cheese, you're not alone. Like most countries, France has plenty of regional variations in cuisine — but the nation as a whole takes its bread baking very, very seriously.

It should, therefore, come as no surprise that in 2017, Paris fell in love with New York-style bagels — well, a particular Parisian interpretation of New York-style bagels. Spoiler: They're very similar to baguettes in texture.

American pancakes in Germany come in a box.

Here in America, we love our pancakes for breakfast, preferably smothered in things like whipped butter and maple syrup. Chocolate chips, fresh fruit, whipped cream, and other sweet toppings like chocolate syrup and caramel drizzles are totally normal as well.

In Germany, American pancakes aren't what Americans call "German pancakes" in some specialty pancake houses — you know, the ones with the caramelized apples that require you to order 45 minutes before you actually want to eat them.

German people apparently think that American pancakes are best served in a box, pre-made, to pop into the toaster. Although you can certainly find pancakes in the frozen food aisle in America, this isn't the type of pancake most of us are used to eating.

When YouTuber Wanted Adventure tried them, needless to say, they were not impressed.  Guess it's a good thing that Germany has its own version of pancakes that they sometimes even turn into soup. 

• Siblings often have different personalities, and their places in the birth order may be partially responsible.
• First-born kids tend to be leaders, like CEOS and founders, and are more likely to achieve traditional success.
• Middle-born children often embody a mix of the traits of older and younger siblings, and they’re very relationship-focused.
• Last-born individuals are used to fighting for attention and respect and aren’t afraid to break the rules and redefine success.

We tend to associate first-born siblings with leadership and success and “the baby of the family” with rule-breaking and humor. And while science doesn’t universally back up those assumptions, some experts have found that one’s place in the birth order can have a lasting impact on professional success.

SEE ALSO: A psychologist explains how birth order affects your chances of success

1. First-born kids are poised for success

First-born children have a special place in the family hierarchy.

“[They] come into the world as their parents’ sole princess or prince,” wrote Jeffrey Kluger, author of the book “The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us” in an article for "Time."“They are more inclined to be pampered, more inclined to be indulged, more inclined to grow up with a sense that they sit at the center of the familial orbit.”

They also may be inclined to assume leadership positions. In a 2007 survey of 1,582 chief executives, 43% reported that they are the first born. Another, smaller survey revealed that first-borns are 55% more likely than the rest of the population to be founders of companies or organizations.

“Studies of CEOs have shown that those who are first-borns tend to run their companies conservatively — improving things by, say, streamlining product lines, simplifying distribution routes and generally making sure the trains run on time,” Kluger wrote in an article for TIME.

Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos are all first-borns who went on to become successful CEOs.

Eldest children also tend to have higher IQs and be more cautious and dutiful, the New York Times reports, and they often earn higher salaries, according to study from CareerBuilder.

2. Middle-born children are team players

Kids who are born in the middle tend to be less well defined in their personalities than their older or younger siblings.

“They’re more of a puzzle,” Kluger wrote. “They may adopt the behaviors of the biggest siblings or the littlest ones — or they may find some behavioral blend of the two.”

Research from the University of Redlands in California found that middle-born kids are more relationship-focused, which bodes well for their careers.

“At the heart of nearly all jobs is that kind of relationship management — connecting, negotiating, brokering peace between differing sides,” Kluger wrote in TIME. “Middle siblings may not wind up as the corporate chiefs or the comedians, but whatever they do, they’re likely to do it more collegially and agreeably — and, as a result, more successfully — than other siblings.”

Katrin Schumann, co-author of "The Secret Power of Middle Children: How Middleborns Can Harness Their Unexpected and Remarkable Abilities," said in an article for "Psychology Today" that middle children are social beings, skilled negotiators, and good team players who think outside the box and resist conformity. She pointed to such examples as Madonna, Martin Luther King Jr., Charles Darwin, and Abraham Lincoln.

3. Last-born kids rewrite the rules

When you’re the last-born child of the family, you have to contend with being the smallest and weakest of the bunch.

“That makes them more inclined to be rebellious (the better to overturn the system),” Kluger wrote. “It also makes them funnier, more intuitive and more charismatic than their older siblings. If you can’t use strength and size to prevent yourself from getting pushed around, you learn to disarm with charm and to pay attention to other people’s thoughts and motivations in order to stay one step ahead of them.”

Younger siblings are more likely to participate in high-risk sports than their older siblings, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Guildford College. This translates to bigger risk-taking in the professional world, according to Kluger: “Last-borns are more likely to blow up the tracks and buy new trains — reinventing a company entirely, rather than simply reforming or improving it.”

Another study found that last-borns are more relaxed, easy-going, and funnier.

“Multiple studies have shown that the baby of the family is likelier than other siblings to be a writer or artist or especially a comedian — Stephen Colbert, the youngest of 11 siblings, is a great example of this,” Kluger wrote. “All this, again, speaks to the last-born’s ability to get inside other people’s heads. You can’t write a powerful poem if you don’t deeply understand what moves your potential readers.”