A dramatic haircut can refresh much more than your appearance. Chopping off hair is bold, independent, and freeing. Consider Audrey Hepburn’s iconic haircut in "Roman Holiday," or Frida Kahlo’s real-life decision to crop her hair soon after divorcing Diego Rivera.

For many people, getting a different style feels freeing and invigorating. However, ensuring the time is right for a change is wise. 

To learn more about making thoughtful hair decisions, INSIDER spoke to several professional stylists. Arsen Gurgov, founder and owner of the Arsen Gurgov Salon, Jen Atkin, celebrity hairstylist and creator of OUAI Haircare, and Franck Izquierdo, co-founder of IGK Hair Care, all shared their wisdom.

Think it through — seriously.

Should you trade those long, dark tresses for a bleached pixie cut? Give it some thought. In general, getting a major haircut on a whim spells regret. As Gurgov explained, dramatic haircuts might completely change a person’s appearance, so that deserves some serious thought.

Wait a few days.

Big life events often precede big style transformations, but this doesn’t mean you have to rush into anything. "Don't make any emotional hair decisions!" said Atkin. "I think waiting five to seven days after a big life change is a good rule."

When a client asks for something substantially different, Atkin said she asks a ton of questions before agreeing to make the cut.

Izquierdo also cautioned against making major hair alterations when stressed or angry. If a layered bob still feels right a few days after the stress has passed, then book that appointment.

Consider the upkeep.

Stylists create intricate curls, updos, and other borderline magic hairstyles with ease. But how much time will you spend perfecting those looks without help? Before giving a serious cut, Gurgov makes sure the client can confidently recreate the style on their own. If learning some new skills to keep those side-swept bangs looking fresh sounds like fun, then chop away.

From thrift shopping to high-end luxury brands, locals and tourists look for the mall that has it all. From the finest dining to movies to a variety of retail shops, they are looking for a one-stop shop.

Though malls are closing at a pretty high rate, there are still plenty of quality shopping experiences to be had in person.  

We used various data points including Yelp ratings, best-of lists, and most-visited lists to determine this list of the best mall in each state.

SEE ALSO: Take a look inside the most luxurious mall in New York City, where Wall Streeters shop designer brands like Louis Vuitton and Gucci

Alabama: Riverchase Galleria

The Riverchase Galleria opened in February 1986 and is located in Hoover, Alabama. This location is so much more than a traditional shopping mall as it houses the region's only Costco Wholesale store, as well as a Hyatt Regency. At 1,900,000 square feet, it is the largest mall in Alabama. 

Alaska: Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall

The Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall is an upscale regional shopping mall with five different levels for all of your luxury and high-end needs.

It features tax-free clothing stores and local shops for anyfashionable Alaskan. Love steak? Try the award-winning Sullivan’s Steakhouse. Its live jazz music and 1940’s Chicago-style dining make it a local favorite.

Arizona: Scottsdale Fashion Square

The Fashion Square holds Arizona’s exclusive collection of clothing and brands with 200 stores and counting. Hosting H&M, Prada, and ZARA, the shopping mall is currently undergoing a multi-million dollarrenovation equip with a beauty cosmetic brand store and a men’s fashion line to go along with this high-end luxurious metropolitan area. It is the largest shopping mall in Arizona. 

• Snapchat has made a massive push into AR, and has consistently iterated on its offerings to get as many marketers on board as quickly as possible.
• Take a look at the various types of AR ads that can be created on the platform.

You've probably seen the giant face taco shell, the barfing rainbow and the dancing hot dog, perhaps the three most popular examples of augmented reality on Snapchat. But that's not it.

The self-proclaimed camera company has made a massive push into AR, and has consistently iterated on its offerings to get as many marketers on board as quickly as possible.

Marketers consider Snapchat the market leader in this field, with Tom Buontempo, the president of the ad agency Attention, telling Business Insider recently that "they seem to be headed in the right direction by doubling down on something they can own."

Since it first introduced sponsored augmented reality lenses in 2016, Snapchat has added new creative and technical enhancements, as well as a suite of targeting capabilities and measurement tools to its AR-powered lenses.

It has also attempted to "democratize" AR for everyone, according to Carolina Arguelles, the AR product strategy lead at Snapchat, by making AR accessible at various price points.

Here are the various ways you can use AR on Snapchat, depending on your objective:

If you're a movie studio looking to drive views to your trailers

Millennials and Gen-Xers are a coveted segment for movie studios, making Snapchat an important way for studios from Warner Bros. and Universal to STX Entertainment to try to tap into them.

Movie studios can invest in AR lenses and use them to drive Snapchat's young audience to their trailers with a prominent "Watch" button like the one above, as STX recently did with the upcoming Amy Schumer film "I feel Pretty."

If you're a brand that wants to extend your TV campaign, or bring a beloved mascot to life

Marketers can use Snapchat AR lenses to extend or complement a major television buy. One popular tactic is to use a brand mascot or create a new 3D one — just like Snapchat’s dancing hot dog. 

Budweiser did this when Snapchat rolled out the ability for brands to create their own 3D objects in September 2017, and then once again during the Super Bowl, where it had a 3D horse modeled after its famous Clydesdale horse kick a field goal.

If you're a brand looking for as many people to share your content as possible

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The majority of Snapchatters use the app for communicating and exchanging content with their closest friends, not a wide audience. And 87% of users rank close friends as the most influential factor in purchasing decisions, according to research commissioned by Snap.

So brands can theoretically tap into the app's millions of daily users, and convert them into brand advocates at scale. HBO recently did this when it created a shareable lens for the season two premiere of its hit show "Westworld,"  by putting an unforgettable moment from the show on the user’s face.

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When most of us think of wedding registries, we probably still associate them with the big, traditional department stores. However, according to one source, the soon-to-be-wed have definitely moved past the Macy's and JCPenneys of yore in favor of other sources.

Joy, a free wedding planning website and app that brings the many parts of wedding planning into one simple interface, recently found that Amazon is now the most popular wedding registry site in the country. 

To reach this conclusion, Joy randomly selected a sample size of 35,000 weddings from its user base and analyzed the registry usage by both couples and guests. The results were surprising and show some interesting geographic patterns — Amazon dominates the coasts, Target the Midwest, Bed Bath & Beyond the South, Zola the Northeast, and Crate & Barrel in its home state of Illinois. 

With so many wedding registry options to consider, Joy's team of wedding experts helped us compile some pros and cons of each of these most popular registries, so you can decide which one works best for you. 

See how the top wedding registries in the US stack up below.

Amazon, the top registry in 24 states

Pros

• The most options: You won't be relegated to one category (e.g. home, bath), and you'll have the opportunity to select from a variety of brands and price points. This is especially relevant because as couples continue to live together years before getting married, the “traditional” registry items make less and less sense. Amazon allows you to think outside the box and avoid unnecessary doubles of items you already own.
• Strong customer service: The customer service team is adept at processing returns and accommodating requests. This means that, should the lucky couple want to exchange anything, they won't run into any issues.
• Convenience and efficiency: Unlike many brands, which have a couple national warehouses,Amazon has 140 fulfillment centers in over29 states. No matter where you are, you’ll likely be able to get your gift delivered in two days or less.
• List maintenance: Amazon maintains a list of who purchased which gift from your registry, so you can easily send out thank you messages afterwards.
• Familiarity and recognition: Your friends and family already know how to use the site and may already be Amazon Prime members, so they won’t go through the typical wedding registry learning curve and won’t be worried about entering credit card info. 
• Personal notes: Add pictures, notes and highlights on the items you love so that your guests will know why you picked something.
• Reviews: You can see reviews on the products you are picking.

Cons

• Inability to view your gift in person prior to purchasing.
• Return policy of 180 days.

Create your registry at Amazon here

Bed Bath & Beyond, the top registry in 12 states

Pros

• Number of physical locations: The chain has an impressive 1,550 physical locations, which means that for most people, it’s fairly easy to make it into a location nearby and view your gift in person before deciding to buy.
• In-store consultations: Expert consultants can help you build your registry so you or your guests can hone in on the perfect gift.
• Return policy: You have a whole year to make all returns, both in store and online.

Cons

• Smaller selection. 
• Less efficient delivery.
• The online shopping experience isn’t quite as quick and seamless as other options.

Create your registry at Bed Bath & Beyond here

Target, the top registry in 10 states

Pros

• Number of physical locations: Similar to Bed Bath & Beyond, Target has a far-reaching 1,828 physical locations. Most people will have fairly convenient access to a nearby Target.
• Easy returns: If you print the registry at the store, you don't need to bring a receipt. 
• Return policy: Similar to Bed Bath & Beyond, Target also has a one year return window, making returns, a huge sticking point for many, a bit easier.
• Familiarity and recognition: Your guests can kill multiple birds with one stone because they're already shopping at Target anyways, whether in-store or online. 
• Group gifting: Any item over $100 automatically qualifies. Otherwise, you can manually change the price settings. When a group gift is funded, you will receive a Target eGiftCard in the amount funded to use to buy anything on the site. 

Cons

• Option variety is not quite as wide as Amazon’s selection, making it slightly less appealing, especially for couples who are seeking more eclectic gifts.
• Does not have Amazon Prime delivery and logistics.
• The new household goods selection is stronger in Bed Bath and Beyond. 
• No in-store consultations or registry experts. 

Create your registry at Target here

Abandoned places have a way of sending chills up your spine. From empty prison cells to mysterious nuclear laboratories, the US is full of fascinating, slightly unnerving places whose empty halls echo with the stories of past occupants.

Keep reading to discover the eeriest abandoned place in every state.

ALABAMA: Prattville

Prattville is named for Daniel Pratt, who purchased the land in the 1830s to build a cotton gin factory. Once that became a success, he established other factories to build wagons, blinds, doors, and tins, as well as a flour mill.

The town of Prattville still exists today, but many of the old factories and mills in the area are abandoned and full of rusty, silent machinery.

ALASKA: Kennecott

The Kennecott Mining Corporation was founded in 1903, when rich supplies of copper were found by two men exploring Kennecott Glacier. It became one of the world's largest mineral companies, having produced at least $200 million worth of ore.

The price of copper dropped during The Great Depression, and by 1938 the supply of copper in Kennecott had run out. It became a ghost town until the National Park Service acquired it in 1998 and turned it into a popular tourist destination.

ARIZONA: Vulture Mine, Wickenburg

The Vulture Mine was founded in 1863, but shut down in 1942, when processing gold was a violation due to the need for resources during World War II.

Still standing in the ghost town today is a hanging tree where 18 people were put to death for various crimes, like stealing gold.

• The 2018 NFL Draft's first-round concluded on Thursday night.
• Projected salaries for the rookies are based on the NFL's Salary Cap and the Rookie Compensation Pool.
• Quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was drafted to the Cleveland Browns in the first draft pick, is expected to get a total contract of $33,158,294 and signing bonus of $22,185,523.

NFL players aren't just known for their skills on the field, but for the fat paychecks that keep them there.

After four quarterbacks off the board in the first ten picks and multiple trades during the first-round of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday, salary predictions for NFL's newest players are at the ready.

With the help of sports attorney Jason Belzer, Forbes took a look at the expected compensation for all 32 draft picks based on the NFL's Salary Cap, which is expected to be approximately $177.2 million per team, and its Rookie Compensation Pool, which limits the total amount teams can spend on a rookie's first year salary and their four-year contract.

The pool is estimated at $1.25 billion, with $520 million allocated to first-round draft picks. That number is divided among all 32 NFL teams in proportion to their total draft pick number and the position of those picks in each round.

If signed to a contract, each rookie drafted will get a four-year deal with a minimum base salary of $480,000 (Year 1), $555,000 (Year 2), $630,000 (Year 3), $705,000 (Year 4).

But those numbers can hike up. 

Quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was drafted to the Cleveland Browns in the first pick, is expected to get a total contract of $33,158,294 and signing bonus of $22,185,523. Meanwhile, quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was drafted to the Baltimore Ravens during the 32nd pick, has an estimated total contract of $9,589,930 and signed bonus of $5,044,895.

Scroll through below to see the estimated total contract and signing bonus of all 32 draft picks from the first-round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

SEE ALSO: Here's every pick from the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft and how they compared to expert predictions

DON'T MISS: The biggest NFL Draft busts of the last 15 years

32. Baltimore Ravens — Lamar Jackson, Quarterback

Total Contract: $9,589,930

Signing Bonus: $5,044,895

31. New England Patriots — Sony Michel, Running Back

Total Contract: $9,747,362

Signing Bonus: $5,159,391

30. Minnesota Vikings — Mike Hughes, Cornerback

Total Contract: $9,991,865

Signing Bonus: $5,337,210

• South Korea's youth unemployment is nearing "catastrophic" levels, a Korean finance minister said in March.
• To secure a job, many young people in South Korea feel that their application, which must include a photo ID, has to be perfect.
• Being a flight attendants is an especially enviable job in South Korea with plenty of competition. As a result, many aspiring flight attendants are turning to plastic surgery to increase their odds of securing the job.
• Some plastic surgery clinics in South Korea are even making special packages for aspiring flight attendants, encouraging those women to slim their faces, widen their eyes, and upturn their mouths.

It was only 1993 when United flight attendants reported that they were fasting, purging, and taking laxatives to keep their figure — and their jobs. If the crew members weighed more than 11 pounds over the maximum, they would receive 10 days of unpaid temporary leave, the Chicago Tribune reported at the time.

Such rules have since been softened or outright banned in much of the world. But flight attendant hopefuls in South Korea still report significant pressure to look a certain way — and it's leading them to take drastic measures.

Leading Korean airlines in South Korea like Asiana Airlines and Korean Air dropped their height stipulation and softened their language requirements for aspiring flight attendants in 2015, local media reported.

But in practice, thanks to a combination of factors including the job application process and Korean standards of beauty, flight attendant hopefuls have reported feeling pressured by an unspoken requirement "to be more beautiful,"The Korea Herald reported.

"The flight attendants are actually the representative of the airline," Sojin Lim, a 25-year-old Seoul resident who worked for a domestic Korean airline, told Business Insider. "How they look will affect the image of it, so they have to always look formal and neat."

SEE ALSO: Flight attendants share 15 of their favorite travel hacks

DON'T MISS: Inside the intensive, two-month training all Delta flight attendants must attend that's harder to get into than Harvard

It's typical for job applications in South Korea to require an ID photo. Because of that, many job applicants in South Korea say they feel the pressure to appear good-looking, whether it's to be a flight attendant, an engineer, or a cashier.

Source:LA Times

In fact, a 2016 survey by Saramin, a Korean online job portal, found that more than 60% of human resources personnel feel an applicant's appearance affects his or her candidacy.

Source:Saramin

The Korean government is seeking to overturn the résumé photo requirement in sweeping regulations that would also ban employers from asking applicants their height, weight, family background, and hometown.

Source:Quartz

You might think that the idea of your home expressing who you are to the world goes without saying. And for most of us, that's probably true.

Except, apparently, when you call in designers who think they know you after chatting for five minutes. 

Sure, it's entertaining to watch, but sometimes a "dream" home makeover doesn't always go to plan.

We rounded up all the people who had to live with these home makeovers they hated long after the TV crews went home.

BBC show "Changing Rooms" once destroyed a woman’s prized antique teapot collection on camera.

For those not familiar, "Changing Rooms" was the inspiration for "Trading Spaces." It showed up in the US on BBC America as well. During one home renovation, crews built a floating shelf that couldn't support the weight of the woman's teapots — plus a bunch of heavy books they inexplicably also chose to shelve on them.

The result? Her prized-possessions were destroyed and she broke out into sobs on camera.

This woman had to leave the room and cry after "Trading Spaces" destroyed the one thing she and her husband asked them not to touch.

One of the most memorable Trading Spaces fails ever has to be this one. The couple in this video asked "Trading Spaces" not to touch the brick around their fireplace — so naturally, they took it out for some reason. The homeowner was so disappointed and upset that she broke out into sobs.

BBC's "Your Home In Their Hands" took a very interesting take on a hallway design.

The show really took its name to heart in this reveal. Designers decided to cover an entire wall in a home's entryway with fake plants. Needless to say, owners were not too pleased.

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• If you love ice cream so much that you want to make your own from scratch, you need a good ice cream maker. The Cuisinart ICE-30 Pure Indulgence is our top pick because it makes creating your own delicious ice cream at home a breeze.

In the immortal words of the 1927 song, “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.” Considering that the average American eats more than 23 pounds of ice cream per year, according to the International Dairy Foods Association, it’s a sentiment just about all of us agree with.

Although there is no shortage of ice cream shops and packaged ice cream in the supermarket, there’s something undeniably special about ice cream you made yourself. That’s why we did the research to find the best ice cream makers you can buy to make delicious frozen desserts at home.

Just one taste of freshly made, creamy, sweet, and oh-so-dreamy homemade ice cream and you’ll be hooked. Thanks to modern technology, making ice cream no longer means turning the churning paddle until you feel like your arm is going to fall off. Today, most ice cream makers do the tough part for you.

So if you’re looking for a fun option to add to your dessert repertoire, check out these ice cream makers. Here are our picks:

• Best ice cream maker overall: Cuisinart ICE-30 Pure Indulgence
• Best fast ice cream maker: Chef’n Sweet Spot Instant Ice Cream Maker 
• Best compression maker: Cuisinart ICE-100 Compressor Ice Cream Maker 
• Best for frozen desserts: Yonanas Frozen Dessert Maker 
• Best affordable option: Hamilton Beach 4-Quart Automatic Ice Cream Maker

Read on in the slides below to learn all about our top picks for the best ice cream makers. 

SEE ALSO: The best KitchenAid attachments you can buy

The best ice cream maker overall

Why you'll love it: While most frozen-bowl ice cream makers only make a quart or so per batch, the Cuisinart ICE-30 Pure Indulgence produces up to two quarts of sweet, sweet goodness.

If you make ice cream for the family — or let’s be honest, if you just want a really, really big bowl of ice cream for yourself — you can’t go wrong with the Cuisinart ICE-30 Pure Indulgence. This baby cranks out up to two quarts of ice cream per batch, so you’ll have enough to share, although you might not want to.

This is a frozen-bowl machine, so you’ll have to remember to freeze the metal bowl for at least 12 hours before using it, but it’s really better to freeze the bowl for a full day. Go ahead and store the bowl in your freezer when not in use if you plan on using the ice cream maker frequently.

Once your bowl is frozen and your ingredients added, the machine takes over for you. Churning is automatic, and ice cream, frozen yogurt, or sorbet is ready in around half an hour. That’s not so long to wait for delicious, creamy goodness.

Foodal praised the machine highly. The reviewers like the large spout that makes it easy to add mix-ins, the powerful motor, the attractive chrome finish, and the smooth textured, creamy results.

Amazon buyers are in agreement. The Cuisinart ICE-30 Pure Indulgence has nearly 3,300 reviews and an average of 4.5 stars. Says one happy owner, “We use it frequently and have had lots of fun experimenting with different flavors and ingredients. The machine itself is incredibly easy to use and keep clean. It makes delicious, smooth, and creamy soft serve in about 20 minutes.”

Most owners echo these words, but there are some complaints about ice or not-entirely-frozen results, and the loudness of the machine (to be fair, that’s a fairly common complaint about just about all automatic ice cream makers).

Pros: Large batch, easy to use and clean, creamy results

Cons: Loud, some complaints about icy or not-quite-frozen results

Buy the Cuisinart ICE-30 Pure Indulgence on Amazon for $74.99

The best ice cream maker when you’re in a hurry

Why you'll love it: If you've frozen the dish in advance, you can have ice cream in minutes with the Chef’n Sweet Spot Instant Ice Cream Maker.

No electricity, no rock salt, no lengthy churning: Just pour your ice cream batter onto the pre-frozen surface of the Chef’n Sweet Spot Instant Ice Cream Maker, mix with the included spoon, and in just a few minutes, you’ll be enjoying your frozen dessert.

Basically, this is a quick-freeze shallow metal bowl, so the Chef’n Sweet Spot Instant Ice Cream Maker is super-easy to use. You do have to plan in advance because the bowl must be frozen at least overnight, but once it’s frozen, you should be able to mix up a couple of batches of fresh ice cream before you need to refreeze the bowl.

Good Housekeeping recommends this ice cream maker, praising its quick results and versatility: “This baby also makes instant frozen yogurt, sorbets, gelato, and frozen margaritas!”

You can make up to three cups of ice cream in a 30-minute session or use the device for adding mix-ins to softened commercial ice cream.

Pros: No need for electricity, quick results, easy to use, fun for kids

Cons: Bowl must be frozen before use, small batches of ice cream, expensive for what it is

Buy the Chef’n Sweet Spot Instant Ice Cream Maker on Amazon for $40 (originally $49.99)

The best compressor ice cream maker

Why you'll love it: The Cuisinart ICE-100 Compressor Ice Cream Maker mixes and freezes your ice cream for you, so all you have to do is turn the machine on, add ingredients, wait an hour or so, and enjoy your frozen dessert.

Compressor ice cream makers are the cream of the crop when it comes to homemade ice cream. These machines house their own freezer mechanism, so there’s no need for you to pre-freeze a bowl, use rock salt, mix the batter by hand, or do any other hard work, other than deciding which delicious ice cream, gelato, or sorbet recipe you want to make.

The Cuisinart ICE-100 Compressor Ice Cream Maker is a state-of-the-art unit. The LED screen shows you exactly how many minutes are left until ice cream time, and it even has a 10-minute “keep cool” function if you won’t be able to get to your dessert right away (like that’s ever going to happen).

Foodal chose this as one of its top picks, writing, “Its powerful motor with a quality compressor can whip up a batch of frozen delight in less than an hour.” The reviewer also praised the Cuisinart machine’s smooth and creamy results, its two included paddles — one for ice cream, one for gelato or sorbet — and its sleek, chrome construction.

On the downside, a few Amazon buyers complained that the machine broke after only a few uses or didn’t freeze the ice cream hard enough.

You can make up to 1.5 quarts of frozen dessert per session, and if you need more, go ahead and make it. There's no need to wait for a bowl to chill in the freezer before making your next batch.

Pros: No need for pre-freezing the bowl, large batches, countdown timer

Cons: Expensive, takes up storage space, some complaints of machine not working

Buy the Cuisinart ICE-100 Compressor Ice Cream Maker on Amazon for $226.58 (originally $545)

North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in agreed on Friday to seek an end to the armistice agreement and sign a peace treaty, as well as achieve "complete" denuclearization.

But it's not the first time leaders from the two countries have met.

Former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il met with former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in 2000 and former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in 2007. Both times, the two leaders meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital.

While the latest talks might yield better results, the over-arching announcements aren't too dissimilar to those made at the last two summits, which, in the end, achieved little.

And the pictures highlight the similarities:

SEE ALSO: North and South Korea agree to work toward a 'complete' denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and end the Korean War

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-In together raised their hands after signing the joint statement on Friday.

And here Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun raise their hands after exchanging a joint statement in 2007.

Kim Jong Il and Kim Dae-jung also raised their hands after signing a joint declaration in 2000.

When someone in America, not of Mexican heritage, thinks of "real" Mexican food, nachos, beef and chicken tacos, and cheesy quesadillas are probably some of the first things that come to mind. But it would probably surprise many Americans to know that those foods aren't good representations of the traditional dishes that come from the country.

Mexican food, when created properly and authentically, is a little more simple than we think. Flour tortillas are often replaced with soft corn tortillas — not hard shell tacos — and three cheese tacos are few and far between.

If you’re not sure what the big difference is, here are 12 things that America tends to get wrong about Mexican food.

Quesadillas are made differently.

In America, quesadillas are known to include a flour tortilla. That isn't the only way they're made, however. Saul Montiel, executive chef of Cantina Rooftop, told INSIDER that there are different varieties of real quesadillas.

"Quesadillas are not always made with flour tortillas, sour cream, guacamole, cheddar, and monterey jack cheese," he said. "We don't eat this type of cheese in Mexico! At Cantina Rooftop we make our tortilla with organic blue corn tortillas, oaxaca cheese, squash blossoms, queso fresco, avocado, tomatillo sauce, and summer squash."

Pico de gallo is more American than you think.

Although America thinks of pico de gallo as a side dish served with nearly every Mexican dish, Montiel said that this is far from the truth. It's actually not as common in Mexico.

"We also don't eat pico de gallo with every meal," Montiel told INSIDER. "I did not discover pico de gallo until I came to America."

Real Mexican dishes are simple.

America may love to eat big, heavy meals, but traditional Mexican food is not that. Traditional Mexican prepared meals are quite simple, Viviana Werner — whose family lived in Mexico — told INSIDER.

"Real Mexican food is not heavy or cheesy. Really, it's all about the simple details, but they are delivered in an elaborate way," she said. "One example is a 'common dish' of stuffed and fried zucchini blossoms. It was so simple to make, but super fancy looking and delicious. Bugs, like Chapulines (dried grasshoppers), are also commonly eaten."

It's weirdly mesmerizing to watch the best-known tech CEOs of all time get older before your very eyes.

The team at Empire Flippers, a company that buys and sells websites, put together the GIFs to show how some of the most well-known people in tech have transformed over the years.

The GIFs show Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Steve Jobs getting older and older, in just a few seconds.

The results are fascinating — if a little creepy. Take a look.

SEE ALSO: Amazon is teasing a mysterious new device called the Fire TV Cube on its website

Here's Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — notice how much more serious he looks as it progresses.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may have a lot less hair than he did as a kid, but he's maintained a happy demeanor. Of course, it's easy to smile when you're the richest man in the world.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates used to sport some seriously long hair — and some seriously big glasses.

From deserted Olympic venues to silent amusement parks to hotels that haven't had guests in centuries, abandoned places continue to capture the imagination of urban explorers and curious people around the world.

As places we normally think of as crowded, busy hubs of travel, airports are particularly eerie when they've been sitting unused for years. 

Here are 10 eerie abandoned airports around the world — and how they got to be this way.

Jaisalmer Airport — Rajasthan, India

No passengers or planes have ever passed through Jaisalmer Airport in Rajasthan, India, which cost $17 million to build and was supposed to open in 2013.

According to Reuters, Jaisalmer was one of more than 200 no-frills airports planned by India's previous government that was meant to encourage travel and commerce in more remote parts of the Indian subcontinent. But airlines couldn't compete with larger travel hubs in the area.

Hellenikon International Airport — Athens, Greece

Hellenikon International Airport started as a military airbase in 1938 and was Athens' main hub for commercial air travel for 60 years. It's been defunct since 2001 when it was replaced by Athens International Airport.

Nicosia International Airport — Nicosia, Cyprus

Nicosia International Airport was built as a military airfield in the 1930s. It shut down when it became the center of fighting in a military coup by Greek nationalists, and then part of a demilitarized zone in 1974.

Move over, lemonade stand, because these kids may have found the next great way to make pocket money.

All it took was a Macbook Air, a monitor and keyboard, and a sign that said "Fortnite: €1 to play, GET €10 IF YOU WIN," and a group of three friends were in business. That's according to Owen Williams, the proprietor of tech newsletter service Char.gd, who shared the photos on Twitter.

It's just another sign of how "Fortnite: Battle Royale," the last-player-standing island deathmatch video game, has become a global phenomenon.

Take a look:

SEE ALSO: Meteors have finally started hitting the ground in Fortnite — take a look

One of the young entrepreneurs' parents were apparently holding a garage sale during the festival, hence the curbside table. He took the chance to set up the Fortnite booth alongside the garage sale.

Williams said he didn't get a chance to play, because the stand had attracted quite a crowd of mostly kids, eager to play. He also said that in the time he spent watching the booth, nobody had yet won, so their business model seems to be holding up just fine.

Williams also posted about the Fortnite stand on Twitter.

The kids decided to set up the stand for King's Day, a national holiday in The Netherlands, which is celebrated with all-day festivals. It's a tradition for kids to set up games and earn pocket money, but Williams notes that they took it to the "next level."

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If there's one wardrobe essential that shouldn't be bought and worn directly off the rack, it's a suit. 

Every man has a different build and personal style, so getting a custom-fitted suit is usually the way to go — and Indochino is leading the way in made-to-order options online.

Now through Sunday, April 29, you can get some of Indochino's best-selling suits for $315 by using the promo code "CLEAROUT" at checkout. With suits originally priced at $799, you'll save up to $484 on a custom fitted suit.

After browsing through all of your options, you can book an appointment in one of the company's eight showrooms— in New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, to name a few — and get measured, or you can follow an online, step-by-step guide to measuring yourself and place your order that way. Once Indochino has your measurements and your custom selections, you simply wait a few weeks for your suit to be made, try it on, and see how it fits. If the measurements aren't just the way you want them, the brand will work with you to ensure your suit ends up fitting perfectly.

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Despite having two horses shot out from under him, history would have been much different if George Washington was born a 90-pound weakling. As it was, he was an abnormally large man, especially for the American Colonies.

At 6'2" and weighing more than 200 pounds, he was literally and figuratively a giant of a man. This might be why nine diseases, Indian snipers, and British cannon shot all failed to take the big man down.

It's not just that the man was fearless in battle (even though he really was). Washington suffered from a number of otherwise debilitating, painful ailments and diseases throughout his life that would have taken a lesser man down — but not the man who founded the most powerful country ever to grace the Earth.

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1. He should have died at the Battle of the Monongahela.

Near what we today call Pittsburgh, a British force under General Edward Braddock was soundly defeated by a force of French Canadians and Indians during the French and Indian War.

Braddock died of wounds sustained in the fighting, but Washington survived despite having two horses shot out from under him. When all was said and done, he also found four musket-ball holes in his coat.

2. He had dysentery the whole time.

During much of the French and Indian War, Washington reported bouts of dysentery, an infection that causes (among other things) persistent diarrhea. He suffered from this while dodging bullets at the Monongahela River.

The discomfort from it actually made him sit taller on his horse.

3. He trotted 30 yards from enemy lines.

During the 1777 Battle of Princeton, Washington rode on his horse as bullets fired from British rifles 30 yards away whizzed around him.

When troops worried about their leader getting shot, he simply said, "parade with me my fine fellows, we will have them soon!"

• In US cities like Philadelphia and San Jose, it's common for single people to own their own houses.
• SmartAsset looked at the 100 biggest cities and ranked them by their rate of single homeownership.
• Most of the cities were in the West, but the top two cities were both in Virginia.

When you think of single life in the city, it may conjure up memories of crowded four-person apartments or, if you're lucky, a shoebox-sized studio.

But in some American cities, single people can dream bigger. In fact, there are a decent amount of US cities where it's actually the norm for single people to own a house, according to personal finance company SmartAsset.

In a recent report, SmartAsset ranked the 100 biggest US cities by their single homeownership rate — or in other words, the percentage of single-occupant houses that the occupant owns themselves.

The West dominated the list, with the region providing seven of the top 10 cities. Virginia, however claimed the top two cities on the list. Among all the top 25 cities, SmartAsset identified two key trends: cities with large senior and retiree populations tended to place well, as did cities with low median home values.

Read on to see the 25 cities in America where singles have the highest homeownership rate: 

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25. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Number of single households: 221,003

Number of single homeowners: 100,441

Homeownership rate for singles: 45.45%

24. Lexington, Kentucky

Number of single households: 40,314

Number of single homeowners: 18,374

Homeownership rate for singles: 45.58%

23. Boise, Idaho

Number of single households: 30,952

Number of single homeowners: 14,118

Homeownership rate for singles: 45.61%

Destiny — from Bungie, the original makers of Halo — has been one of my favorite games to play over the past several years.

I poured over 700 hours into the first Destiny. But I've spent much less time in Destiny 2, which has been heavily criticized by many of the game's biggest fans and hardcore players since its September release.

Thankfully, though, Destiny 2 is starting to look up:

In Destiny, you are a Guardian, a protector of the Last City on Earth. The game gives you incredible weapons, abilities, and superpowers to wipe out hordes of evil aliens with friends or other strangers online.

The first Destiny game came out in 2014. It wasn't perfect, but it was incredibly addicting. It brought me closer with my older brother. And thanks to feedback from the game's community of rabid fans, Bungie kept improving the game every week and every month until it was vastly superior to the original product.

When Bungie announced Destiny 2 last May, fans assumed the game would be a slam dunk. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case in many fans' eyes (mine included).

• At Abercrombie & Fitch's investor day on Wednesday, the company's CEO Fran Horowitz assured Wall Street that the brand has changed and outlined its strategy to grow into a $5 billion business.
• The company, which also owns Hollister and Abercrombie Kids, has been working hard to execute a turnaround by investing in its stores, closing unprofitable locations, improving its product assortment, and working on its marketing strategy.
• This is paying off – in the third quarter of 2017 the parent company reported positive sales growth for the first time in six years. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Abercrombie brand alone had its own comeback, reporting an impressive 5% increase in same-store sales.
• We visited one of the Abercrombie stores to see how much it has changed.

Abercrombie's CEO Fran Horowitz had a strong message for Wall Street at the company's investor day this week: "we are not the Abercrombie & Fitch that you once knew," she said, according to The Street.

The retailer has been working hard to shake off its '90s reputation of having oversexualized ad campaigns and dimly lit stores where the air is thick with the smell of cologne.

“Our stores were notoriously dark and very intimidating," Horowitz told The Street on Wednesday.

Horowitz, formerly chief merchandising officer who took over as CEO in February 2017, has executed a turnaround for the company by investing in stores, closing unprofitable locations, improving product assortment, and working on its marketing strategy.

And it seems to be paying off. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the brand reported an impressive 5% increase in same-store sales numbers. In the previous quarter, the parent company, which also owns the Hollister brand and Abercrombie Kids, reported positive same-store sales growth for the first time in six years.

Its stores are at the forefront of its turnaround effort. We visited one of its Manhattan locations to see how much it has changed:

SEE ALSO: Abercrombie & Fitch has spent millions on making over its image — and it looks like it's finally paying off

We headed to an Abercrombie store in lower Manhattan on a sunny Thursday afternoon.

This is one of only two stores in the city. The second is located in Midtown.

From the outside, the store looks dark and it's hard to see in. We approached with caution, remembering its dimly lit stores of the past.

Instantly, we can see its oversexualized ads have been toned down and there are no topless models to greet customers. 

Instinct tells us to recoil a little as we open the door. But we are pleased to find that there is no booming music and only a faint whiff of cologne.

On the first impression, the store appeared to be well organized. 

• Tesla reports its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday.
• Analysts expect a staggering Tesla loss.
• Tesla's stock has been sliding from 2017 highs, so the pressure will be on for CEO Elon Musk to reverse the decline.

The numbers don't lie: Tesla has never made any money, but investors haven't cared, seeing the all-electric automaker as a play for growth and as a dominant force in the future of cars.

Since its 2010 IPO, Tesla has obliterated billions in capital — and yet if you had invested, you'd be looking at a return that has, at points, surpassed 1,000%. The company's market cap is higher than Ford's or Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and has threatened General Motors. For the record, GM also staged an IPO in 2010; by the end of 2017, it had made over $70 billion. Last year, Tesla sold just over 100,000 vehicles; GM sold 10 million.

Of late, however, Tesla's stock has been stubbornly sliding. 2017 saw shares push toward $400. With the first quarter of 2018 in the books, the stock is down 11%. It all depends on how you like your volatility — and if you're a Tesla buyer, you'd better love the ups and downs — but if the markets are predictors of future value, then Tesla is currently being priced with less enthusiasm than in the past.

Usually, the company and CEO Elon Musk move the needle back toward the black by making some sort of proclamation about looming profits or by unveiling a new product or initiative. Musk recently declared that Tesla's staggering cash burn will reverse later this year, and at some point in 2018, everybody expects the carmaker to reveal its Model Y compact SUV — and to start taking deposits, à la the Model 3, for at least $1,000 a pop.

But again, the number's don't lie, and as Tesla continues to struggle to get Model 3 production on track, Q1 losses are expected to be on the order of $4.50 per share.

Tesla reports next Wednesday, and it's safe to say that this could be the gnarliest quarter in the company's history. Here's what to expect. 

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Forward-looking statements about not needing to raise any money in 2018.

Tesla has already said that no new capital raises will be coming in 2018, and if the company pulls some financial levers — everything from tapping its credit lines to taking deposits for new vehicles to possibly selling some of the company to a deep-pocketed investor — it might be able to ride out the year and end up with a billion in bank.

In an SEC filing, Tesla stressed that a capital raise isn't happening, but the company has said on numerous previous occasions that it wouldn't require funding — and went ahead and sought it anyway. 

Tesla's pledges are "forward-looking statements," and it can back out of those at any time. The company thinks it will be making 5,000 Model 3's per week by the end of June — but then it doesn't. The business situation changes. Capital raise!

You can't run a car business without heaps of capital, so don't blame Tesla for looking forward to a healthier balance sheet than is justified. The bottom line is to expect an ask for money, always, and to not dwell on it. To that end, watch the stock price: $250 is the level at which Tesla likes to raise.

Exactly zero interest in Tesla's energy storage or battery businesses.

Tesla Energy and Tesla Solar Roof have been useful means to propel the Tesla narrative and keep Wall Street engaged, adding some additional meat for analysts to chew on.

But both these businesses are nowheresville relative to the cars. 

On a purely objective basis, Tesla isn't today worth $285 a share. If we're generous, it's worth $150. If we look at the balance sheet and the value of its assets, it could arguably be worth zero, or less than zero. 

If you wanted to buy Tesla, you'd have to spend more than Ford is worth to acquire billions in debt and an EV order book that hundreds of thousands of vehicles from being fulfilled.

What about the factory in Fremont, CA, Tesla's main asset? Nobody wants a car factory in Northern California.

What about the Gigafactory in Nevada? Maybe. But it's part of a long-term deal with the state. So you'd have to take that on.

History lesson: when Chrysler was bailed out and went bankrupt in 2008, nobody wanted any part of the carmaker. The US government has to arrange a shotgun marriage with Fiat and pony up billions in financing. 

What about the Tesla brand? Hmmm. It's possible that a Chinese company might see Tesla as an ideal foothold in the US market. This has been much-discussed. But when you get right down to it, Tesla is a debt-laden car company with a couple of iffy sidelines. And those kinds of car companies, if they aren't too big to fail (because they employ hundreds of thousands of people), tend to vanish without a trace.

A resigned attitude toward Model 3.

The Model 3 rollout is easily the worst vehicle launch I've ever seen in over a decade of covering the auto industry. That anyone is even paying attention to it is remarkable. Carmakers launch new vehicles all the time. They just show up. This has been business-as-usual for a century. 

That said, Tesla is slowly getting its act together with Model 3. Most likely, the company is hitting its goal of around 2,500 in weekly production. The ramp is supposed to head toward 5,000 by the end of the second quarter, and that's within reach — ramps get easier as production increases. 

This all means that history will be forgotten by investors. It should be obvious that the Model 3 was prematurely launched last July and that Tesla didn't have a good plan to achieve its production targets. I was sort of stunned when the car showed up last summer — I'd anticipated the tail end of the third quarter or the middle of the fourth. I even made a bet that Tesla would debut the Model 3 in 2018 — by rolling something like ten cars off the assembly line and calling it a success.

The Tesla playbook is to avoid confronting its inability to perfect the fundamentals while pretending it's reinventing the wheel. Both batteries and assembly of the Model 3 were supposed to be radically reimagined through increased automation, but for Tesla that's been a bust. So, back to doing things the way everybody else does — or more accurately, with far more workers than the typical assembly line, because Tesla did things wrong to begin with and now has to ramp up the humans to avoid a catastrophe.

Tesla's stock hasn't completely collapsed, so investors have clearly figured this out and are resigned to getting the Model 3 that we have versus the Model 3 that everybody wanted. Fortunately, it looks to be a decent car that will make owners happy. But wow, what an agonizing, melodramatic birth!