New data from mobile research firm Apptopia shows how many hours Android and iOS device sunk into the most popular smartphone games — and there were a few surprises on the list.

Most notably, the data reveal that "Fortnite: Battle Royale," the international sensation, still claims fewer playing hours than years-old games like "Clash of Clans" and "Candy Crush Saga." However, it's worth noting that "Fortnite" wasn't even available on Android during the time covered by the report, and still made a strong showing for itself.

The data shows how many hours the game was played worldwide, across both Android and iOS devices, between the May and July of 2018. The list includes two battle royale titles, a few "Bejeweled"-inspired color-matching games, and a handful of games for younger children. 

As a heads up, every game on this list is free to download, largely relying on in-app purchases and subscriptions to make money.

Here are the top mobile games, ranked by the total number of hours users spend playing them:

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Aquatic-themed puzzle game "Fishdom" starts off our list with 1.51 billion hours played from May through July of 2018.

"PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile" is the free-to-play smartphone version of the popular battle royale game, and takes ninth place with 1.52 billion hours played.

"Slither.io" is the perfect simple, low-pressure game for players who enjoy the cult classic "Snake" and just want to kill a few minutes on a bus ride or while waiting in line. "Slither.io" users played for 1.54 billion hours.

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• Popular sock startup up Bombas wants to make sure you never lose your socks again with a new Laundry Back Guarantee.
• Any customer who loses a sock that is purchased between now and November 15, 2018, can receive a replacement pair for free.
• In addition to the brand's premium quality and pledge to donate a pair for every purchase, the Laundry Back Guarantee makes Bombas the smartest place to shop for new socks.

No matter what brand you buy or how much you pay, socks are, hands down, the most fleeting articles of clothing in your drawer or closet. You wear them together, you take them off together, and you wash them together — but no matter how hard you try to keep them as a pair, somehow, one of them always goes missing.

The only plausible explanation for this is an omnipresent black hole. It's unclear if it exists in your laundry basket or the washer machine, but what we do know is that once your sock is gone, there's no coming back.  Your drawer will eventually become filled with lonely single socks or mismatched pairs.

But sock startup Bombas is remedying the missing sock plague with a new Laundry Back Guarantee. Any customer who loses a sock that is purchased between now and November 15, 2018 will receive a brand new pair, free of charge. The guarantee is valid within one year of the purchase date. All you have to do to get your free replacement pair is show proof of purchase, with no other questions asked. 

Being able to rest assured that your socks are safe as a pair is only one of the many reasons why Bombas has become a cult-favorite brand. Most notably, Bombas upholds a very high level of quality to create comfortable, long lasting socks. The brand spent two years developing the ultimate socks by using key features like long staple cotton, a proprietary Honeycomb Arch Support System, Performance Footbed, Y-Stitched Heel, and Invisitoe. 

On top of that, for every pair sold, Bombas will donate a pair to someone in need. Since the brand launched in 2013, they've donated more than 8.6 million pairs.

At about $10 to $18 a pair, they aren't the least expensive socks you can buy, but with amazing quality, a philanthropic cause, and the Laundry Back Guarantee behind it, Bombas should be your first choice for filling your drawer. 

With no-show socks, crew socks, dress socks, and everything in between, Bombas has every kind of socks you and your entire family could possibly need.

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• RBC Capital Markets has identified the stocks that major hedge funds bought the most new positions in during the second quarter. 
• These so-called rockets usually shoot higher while they're being bought and continue rallying after, albeit at a slower pace, according to RBC. 

The most popular stocks among hedge funds saw little turnover during the second quarter, according to regulatory filings parsed by RBC Capital Markets. 

Tech stocks like Facebook and Microsoft remained the darlings even after much public scrutiny over how they handle users' data. 

Beyond the most popular names, RBC also examined the stocks that hedge funds added the most new positions in last quarter. Lori Calvasina, RBC's head of US equity strategy, calls these rockets. 

"Rockets usually shoot straight up while being bought and keep climbing afterwards (though the speed slows and the ride gets bumpy)," she said in a note on Tuesday. 

The list below highlights the stocks that hedge funds piled into during the second quarter, in ascending order of the number of new positions. It's based on RBC's study of 340 major hedge funds. It comes with the usual disclaimer that hedge funds may have changed their positions since the quarterly 13-F filings were released.

SEE ALSO: Bank of America names 2 sectors investors should buy in to as the bull market makes history

PG&E

Ticker: PCG

Sector: Utilities

No. of new positions in Q2: 12 

Total $ value owned: $2.1 billion 

Source: RBC 

McKesson

Ticker: MCK

Sector: Healthcare

No. of new positions in Q2: 12 

Total $ value owned: $2.2 billion 

Source: RBC 

Marriott International

Ticker: MAR

Sector: Consumer Discretionary

No. of new positions in Q2: 12 

Total $ value owned: $1 billion 

Source: RBC 

• Nike has released a new way to try on shoes in select Los Angeles area stores.
• It enables customers who download and use the Nike retail app to try on shoes without interacting with a Nike store associate.
• I tried it on a recent visit to LA and found it works well, but its usefulness is limited to certain situations.

LOS ANGELES — Nike knows customers want to try before they buy, so it's making that a little easier to do.

The world's largest sportswear seller has debuted a new way to request shoe try-ons in stores, along with new functionality in its smartphone app.

Each shoe has a little barcode inside, which can be scanned using a feature on the app. Doing so brings up an option to try on any version of the shoe currently in stock at the store. Wait in the designated area, and a Nike employee will trot out the shoe you requested within a few minutes. There's no pressure to buy.

The feature is currently being piloted in a few West Coast stores before Nike rolls it out to the rest of its retail footprint. On a recent trip to Los Angeles for the opening of Nike's newest concept at the Nike by Melrose store, I took the opportunity to check out how the app works in practice.

One of the pilot locations is Nike's store at The Grove, a large outdoor luxury mall. In my experience, the new service worked exactly as advertised. I could definitely see it being a useful tool if you can't find an employee to help, or if you'd just rather not talk to somebody.

Scan-to-try is part of a suite of features Nike is launching on a small scale, then rolling out to the rest of its stores. Scan enables scan-to-try, Reserve allows customers to select items in advance to try on in-store, and Instant Unlocks gives access to freebies within the app.

Here's how scan-to-try works:

SEE ALSO: Nike and Whole Foods are following Walmart's lead and signaling a new era for online shopping

Nike's three-story, 31,000-square-foot store in The Grove is where I decided to test the scan-to-try feature.

A sign in the men's shoe try-on area advertised the new service, but before I could even open my phone, a helpful Nike employee asked me if I was looking for anything specific. I had to wave her off for the purpose of the test.

Each shoe has a barcode.

When President Donald Trump was took office, he became the fifth US president to hail from New York.

The Empire State now has the third-most presidents to call its own. It's one of four states that have produced half of the 44 US presidents, along with Virginia, Ohio, and Massachusetts.

Many presidents, including Barack Obama and George W. Bush, later moved to and identified with other states.

For example, former President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, but he later moved to and was a senator from Illinois. Bush is primarily affiliated with Texas despite being born in Connecticut.

Here are the 21 states that produced all the US presidents.

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Twenty-nine states haven't produced any presidents yet. Most of them are in the west, and didn't exist when the country was founded. Here's the breakdown:

Virginia had eight presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.

Ohio had seven presidents: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding.

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• A sleeping bag is more than a matter of comfort. In extreme circumstances, having the right sleeping bag can be a matter of life and death. But that's no reason not to find one that's nice and cozy, too. 

• The Sierra Designs Zissou 20 Degree Down Sleeping Bag is our top choice because it zips up warm and snug for use on cold nights, yet opens up wide for warmer weather.

I've spent some pretty cold nights in some pretty harsh places over the past decade. I rode out a windstorm on the Ingraham Flats glacier of Mt. Rainier back in 2012. I've set up camp at the fittingly named Trail Camp on Mt. Whitney four times. It's also known as High Camp because the elevation there is just above 12,000 feet. Yeah, it gets chilly. I've slept in leaky huts high up in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range of Colombia during biblical downpours.

And so forth, the point here isn't to rattle off the names of various mountains — as much fun as that can be — the point is I know what makes the difference between a terrible backcountry night and a passable evening during which you actually get some shuteye. It's the sleeping bag. You probably guessed that already, being as you're here to read about sleeping bags.

As with many elements of gear intended for use far afield, choosing the best sleeping bag means weighing various needs and selecting an option that comes closest to meeting as many of them as possible. You're not going to find one sleeping bag that suits all climates, activities, and users.

The warmest bags out there are also the heaviest. You have to keep warm when camped out at night, but if you're trekking dozens of miles each day, that huge heavy sleeping bag might not be worth the extra pounds. If you're car camping or pitching your tent after a short stroll into the woods, that slender, form-fitting mummy bag that only weighs a couple of pounds thanks to its advanced synthetic fill might be overkill. Why not spread out in a big, comfortable bag and rest easy if pack weight is no issue?

When choosing the best sleeping bag, there are a few basic considerations you have to make, including your size relative to a given option, the temperature rating of the bag, the likely temperatures of the places in which you'll use it, and your personal requirements for comfort. Some people hate hooded bags, for example, while some people just love drawing the draft collar tight around their heads and trapping all that warm air inside. Me? I like the option of the collar, but you'll rarely find my head tucked into the hood unless it's truly freezing inside that tent.

In assembling this guide, I looked for bags that will suit a range of activities. You could read for hours on end about ultra-light sleeping bags ideal for glacial trekking or about double bags great for couples. But you probably don't have hours to devote to that, thus this more inclusive survey of five great sleeping bag options.

Here are the best sleeping bags you can buy:

• Best overall: Sierra Designs Zissou 20 Degree Down Sleeping Bag
• Best for extreme cold: Mountain Hardware Lamina Z Bonfire
• Best on a budget: Coleman North Rim Extreme Weather
• Best for comfort: Teton Sports Fahrenheit
• Best for couples: Sleepingo Double Sleeping Bag
• Best for kids: Kelty Big Dipper 30 Degree Sleeping Bag

Updated on 08/21/2018 by Steven John: Added new picks, updated prices, and removed out of stock items. 

Read on in the slides below to check out our top picks.

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The best sleeping bag overall

Why you'll love it: Thanks to its unique, clever design, the Sierra Designs Zissou 20 Degree Down Sleeping Bag manages to be suitable for use in both cold and warm weather.

As the 20 degree part of this sleeping bag's name suggests, the Sierra Designs Zissou 20 Degree Down Sleeping Bag is ready to keep you warm on some bitterly cold nights.

Its 650-fill insulation uses the company's proprietary DriDown, which the brand describes as"regular down... treated with a molecular level polymer to create a hydrophobic finish on each individual down plume, [allowing it] to stay dry longer, loft better, and dry faster than untreated down, keeping you warmer in any environment." So that's good, right? And so too is the classic mummy shape of the bag, which you can zip up where only your face is exposed.

Ah, but what about camping out in warmer conditions? This clever bag has you covered there, too. And you can trust me on this. I recently brought one along on a camping trip where the temperature topped 90 during the day and the sea level humidity was brutal.

The bag is a good choice for warm weather for two reasons. First, it has a zipper on either side, so you can fold down the top half of the bag almost to your waist, exposing plenty of your body and allowing heat to escape. Second, the bottom of the bag features a self-sealing vent flap. When not intentionally engaged, the bag remains closed and insulated at the feet. But you can also easily slip your feet out through the vent for much needed cooling and air circulation.

While a bit pricey and slightly bulkier than some of my favorite sleeping bags for hikes or mountaineering, given this bag's versatility, it's my overall favorite.

A writer with TrailSpace called the bag "innovative and versatile" and loved how well it performed in both warmer and colder temperatures, and how the bag is quite comfortable, too.

Pros: Great for hot or cold weather, moisture-resistant fill, roomy and comfortable interior

Cons: Rather expensive

Buy the Sierra Designs Zissou 20 Degree Down Sleeping Bag on Amazon for $240 to $260 (prices vary by size)

The best sleeping bag for extreme cold

Why you'll love it: The Mountain Hardware Lamina Z Bonfire is rated at -30 degrees Fahrenheit, so if you need to keep warm when it's super cold, this is the bag to choose.

I've spent a good amount of time tucked into a Mountain Hardware Lamina Z Bonfire sleeping bag, and the very first time I crawled inside one, I was simply testing it out on the hardwood floor of my living room. What struck me at once was how comfortable I felt even on the wooden floor. This bag is so thick and padded that you could almost skip the sleeping pad and still be comfortable on most surfaces. Its soft polyester lining is comfortable and moisture-wicking, and its exterior is made from a resilient nylon. The "Thermal Q" filling retains its insulating properties even if it gets damp.

As for warmth, I have yet to spend a night in a climate too cold for this bag to keep me more than warm enough for comfort. In fact, you will usually have to allow some cool air in to bring the interior temperature down to a comfortable level.

That warmth does come with its drawbacks, of course: The Lamina Z Bonfire weighs more than five pounds and, even after your best efforts at compression, it will still occupy a bit more pack space than a basketball (about 15 liters of space). The weight and size of this bag almost make it unsuitable for use during climbing expeditions or on long treks unless you will genuinely be facing temperatures well below freezing.

Being rather expensive, the Lamina Z Bonfire is not a top seller on Amazon, though all of the reviews you will find there are glowing. One buyer states using the bag is "like sleeping in a sauna," while another celebrates the comfort it offers even to a man standing more than 6'4".

A review from the blog of trusted outdoor gear retailer REI didn't hold back with praise for the Mountain Hardware Lamina Z Bonfire, celebrating its heat retention and lack of cold spots, though their testers did point out the bulky size of the bag even when it is compressed for packing.

Pros: Fabulously warm sleeping bag; comfortable padding; water-resistant shell

Cons: Heavy and bulky, not ideal for distance backpacking or for climbing expeditions

Buy the Mountain Hardware Lamina Z Bonfire Sleeping Bag on Amazon for $278 and up (prices vary by size)

The best sleeping bag on a budget

Why you'll love it: The Coleman North Rim Extreme Weather sleeping bag costs a quarter the price of many options that boast similar statistics of warmth and weight. 

For a change, let's start out with a few of the negative points because they will actually make the highlights of this sleeping bag stand out even more. The Coleman North Rim Extreme Weather bag is rather heavy, at over four pounds, and it doesn't compress that well. Even packed down tight, it takes up a lot of space in your backpack, and that's despite the fact that it probably won't be comfortable for an adult male much taller than 6'2".

Beyond that, this is a superlative sleeping bag. It has a tough ripstop polyester exterior and a soft, comfortable interior lining that just so happens to also be made of polyester. Thanks to the fact that the fill is also made from — you guessed it! — polyester you can machine-wash this bag without it losing its insulation quality. You can even tumble it dry on low. The North Rim Extreme should keep you warm even at temperatures well below the freezing point. It's rated as a zero-to-ten-degree Fahrenheit bag, and details like a full-length draft tube placed behind the zipper and a drawstring hood help keep the heat inside the bag where you need it.

But that price is the crown jewel here. This sleeping bag costs only a bit more than forty bucks. For the warmth and quality, you can't beat that price.

And hundreds of customers know it. While only 64% of current Amazon reviews are five-star, there are enough positive vibes out there for this bag to rate at 4.4-stars overall. One buyer remarked on becoming too warm in the zipped-shut bag despite snow actively falling outside his tent, while another summed it up with the words: "Overall, for the price, I think this sleeping bag is hard to beat."

As for what the pros have to say, a Camping Quartermaster review praised the rugged stitching and, of course, the low price, but did bemoan the bags weight and bulkiness when packed down. A reviewer with All Around Camping noted the draft-blocking curtain around the head and shoulder areas of the bag, but advised bigger, taller folks to look elsewhere.

Pros: Great low price tag, warm and cozy, easy to adjust ventilation properties

Cons: Heavy, bulky even when compressed, too small for taller, larger users

Buy the Coleman North Rim Extreme Weather Sleeping Bag on Amazon for $39.95 (originally $66.99)

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• A reliable camp stove is a great way to enjoy a warm meal and a hot cup of coffee when you're out in the field. It can also be must-have for purifying water and safely cooking food.

• The Snow Peak LiteMax Titanium Camp Stove is our top pick because it's reliable, easy to use, and weighs less than two ounces.

There really is nothing like a hot cup of coffee on a cold mountain morning. Except maybe a hot meal on a cold mountain evening. Or some fresh fish cooked up minutes after it was pulled from the stream. Or a mug of hot cocoa sipped by the campfire as snowflakes dance beneath the winter stars.

With a good camp stove, you can enjoy a bit of creature comfort even when you're a multi-day hike away from the comforts of home. In my woodland wanderings, I've used three or four stoves of my own and I've cooked and/or boiled water using easily a dozen stoves owned by fellow mountaineers. I've used camp stoves to cook up multiple course meals during leisurely afternoons at well-established campsites and I've used them to melt snow and ice just so I had enough water to drink in order to rehydrate after an exhausting climb. Mostly, though, like all campers, I've used them to boil water.

In fact, it's worth noting that, more than any other use, a camp stove will be used to boil water, not for actual cooking, per say. This is so both for purifying water and because so many ready-made camp meals simply require the addition of heated H2O. So along with that camp stove, make sure you also get a decent pot for boiling.

Any decent stove will produce plenty of heat and will resist the elements, but beyond that, there are all sorts of differences between various brands and models of stove that make a given unit ideal for one user but a poor choice for others. In discussing the five camp stoves on this list, I'll cover not only each option's inherent qualities but will also talk through why each model is well suited to specific activities, as well as why a given stove may be a poor choice for other scenarios.

Each of these camp stoves is unique in several ways, but a few factors must be universally considered with backpacking stoves. These are weight, fuel source, and boil time, which is tantamount to considering BTU output. Beyond that, go ahead and let personal preference help inform your choice of the best camp stove. After all, you're the chef who'll be using it out there in the field.

Here are the best camp stoves you can buy:

• Best camp stove overall: Snow Peak LiteMax Titanium Stove
• Best propane camp stove: Coleman Bottle Top Propane Stove
• Best high-powered camp stove: Mr. Steak 1-Burner Infrared Portable Grill
• Best wood burning camp stove: Ohuhu Portable Wood Burning Camping Stove
• Best high-tech camp stove: BioLite CampStove 2

Updated on 08/21/2018 by Steven John: Added a high-tech stove and a new high-powered pick. Updated prices and formatting.

Read on in the slides below to check out our top picks.

The best camp stove overall

Why you'll love it: The Snow Peak LiteMax Titanium stove achieves a maximum heat output rated at more than 11,000 BTUs, but the stove weighs only 1.9 ounces and folds down smaller than a pack of playing cards.

Full disclosure: I own and use a Snow Peak LiteMax Titanium stove. Don't worry, they're not paying me to write about it nor am I expecting any free canisters of fuel to arrive wrapped up with a bow. Rather my top choice for best camp stove is also the camp stove I primarily use because I've been through enough other stoves to know when I've found a good one.

Folded up, the LiteMax Titanium is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It tucks away into a pack without taking up any space worth noting, and the stove adds a mere 1.9 ounces to your overall gear weight. The standard canister of fuel used with a Snow Peak stove weighs only a little more than half a pound and is smaller than a softball, so no concerns over weight or size there, either. 

Setting up this diminutive little stove takes about five seconds. You flip open its three legs, fold down the valve control rod, screw it onto the fuel canister, and you're ready to cook.

In most conditions, the Snow Peak LiteMax Titanium stove can bring a smaller pot of water to boil in about 50 minutes, and with its standard fuel canister it should offer up to 50 minutes of burn time. The only real complaint I have about this stove is one to be expected from such a small device: It's rather unstable. You need to be sure you center a pot or pan on those three little legs and make sure to place the fuel canister on as flat and solid a surface as possible. If you're not careful, you will end up with spilled water or, worse, a spilled dinner.

The Snow Peak LiteMax Titanium is a favorite of many Amazon customers, with average ratings above four stars. A LiteMax owner named Robert put it best when he said it's "small and compact, lightweight, [and] high build-quality. What's not to like?"

A writer with Trailspace Outdoor Gear Reviews notes how the stove "sets up in seconds" and praises its "excellent flame control." And like we've done here, the folks at Backpacker.com also called the LiteMax Titanium the Best All-Around camp stove, calling it the "lightest of lightweights."

Pros: Very lightweight, excellent flame intensity control, easy setup

Cons: Not very stable, can be extinguished by gusty wind

Buy the Snow Peak LiteMax Titanium Stove on Amazon for $54.38 (originally $59.95)

The best affordable camp stove

Why you'll love it: The Coleman Bottle Top Propane Stove acts like a standard stovetop burner, and it's powerful, rugged, and well priced.

You know how the razor companies get you by selling the handles cheap but then pricing the blade cartridges at astronomical rates? It can be like that with camp stove fuel, too. But the best field stove in the world is just a paperweight without fuel, so buy it you will, regardless of the price. With the Coleman Bottle Top Propane Stove, those canisters of propane fuel are surprisingly low-priced — you can often get a 16-ounce fuel cylinder for just ten bucks, in fact, and one such tank will burn for two hours at full blast and as long as eight or nine hours on a low setting. So if you want to make campsite risotto, go for it. Oh, and the stove itself is affordable, too.

Flame control is remarkably easy with this stove, just twist that large plastic knob all the way open for a roaring 10,000 BTU output or dial it back for hours of simmering. And thanks to the deep bowl shape and generous wind baffles, this stove will maintain a consistent burn in all but the most powerful gusts of wind. The burner is large and stable enough to accommodate an 8-inch pan or pot, so you really can almost treat it like a standard stovetop.

I used one of these stoves for several years and still keep one on hand in case the stove in my house ever has a problem or for some sort of apocalyptic nightmare during which I still wanted to cook pasta. But you'll probably never see me bringing this stove along for another hike or climb. Why? Weight and size. This stove weighs more than two pounds, with the canister adding another three pounds or more when filled. That's heavier than some tents and sleeping pads combined. So while I highly recommend this stove for car campers or emergency preparedness, it's a poor choice for climbers or trekkers.

That said, the Coleman Bottle Top Propane Stove currently enjoys a 4.6 out of five-star rating on Amazon. If there's one thing many people singled out about their Coleman stove, it's reliability. The best evidence of that comes from a reviewer who bought her stove years before Amazon even existed! She says: "I purchased this [stove] in 1992 and use it regularly while camping today." 25 years and still going strong!

Video reviewer Brandon Boss noted the stove's ease of start-up and flame control, while a writer at Anne's Travels called the Coleman stove "great for a large pot" and "fuel efficient."

Pros: Low price point, long burn time, easy flame output adjustment

Cons: Very heavy and bulky

Buy the Coleman Bottle Top Propane Stove on Amazon for $19.95+

The best high-powered camp stove

Why you'll love it: The Mr. Steak 1-Burner Infrared Portable Grill cranks out 14,000 BTUs and can heat up to an astounding 1,000° Fahrenheit.

If you're pushing for the summit of Denali or the Eiger, then it's probably best to leave the Mr. Steak 1-Burner Infrared Portable Grill back at base camp. At around 30 pounds and measuring 25 by 16 by 16 inches, this is most definitely a car camping grill. But with that size comes 165 square inches of cooking space, below which an immensely powerful ceramic infrared burner can heat up to as much as 1,000 degrees. Not that you will need that much heat most of the time, but hey, it's there for you.

The Mr. Steak 1-Burner Infrared Portable Grill works with a standard one-pound propane cylinder (the squat green ones, like the Coleman stove uses as well) and has an electronic ignition system. When you're not using the grill, you can fold its legs up for easier storage or transport, and when you are using it, you'll appreciate the cool-to-the-touch silicone cover on the handle and a latch that can hold the cover open while you're flipping burgers.

A Mr. Steak grill owner named Jon said he "never would have thought [he] could personally grill steakhouse quality steak on a light weight, portable grill like this one," also adding that it is "super easy to transport." A gentleman named Frederick was even more on the nose, calling this plucky little grill "the best of the best."

And having owned on myself, I might add that Jon and Frederick aren't just full of hot air. But this grill sure is. (Yes, that was an amazing pun, thank you.)

Pros: Amazing heat output, large cook surface, electric ignition system

Cons: Expensive, too large for hiking

Buy the Mr. Steak 1-Burner Infrared Portable Grill from BassPro for $230

Across the country, from small towns to big, people are still filing into popular chain sandwich stores to buy subs.

According to foodservice research company Technomic's 2017 chain restaurant study, reported on by Restaurant Business magazine, sandwich sales increased 2.9% over the previous year.

But with hundreds of chains to choose from, how is anyone expected to find the best one? We put four chains to the test to see which one you should buy.

The four sub restaurants we picked all made the top 10 in the sandwich category of the 2017 chain restaurant report. They are:

• Subway
• Jimmy John's
• Jersey Mike's
• Potbelly

Here's how they stacked up.

To be consistent, we chose the Italian sandwich at all four restaurants.

We got all of them untoasted, on white bread, topped with tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, mayonnaise, oil, and vinegar.

Subway was the cheapest, but one of the smallest sandwiches.

Subway ranked number one on Technomic's top sandwich restaurant chains and number three in all chain categories.

It makes sense because Subway is cheap and consistent — you know what you're going to get and you're not going to spend too much.

The six-inch Italian B.M.T cost $4.85.

The flavor was decent, and you get some of each ingredient in every bite because of how it's layered. The bread didn't taste very fresh, though, which made the sandwich more dry.

• Credit cards are quickly replacing cash, and credit card usage is at an all-time high.
• As payment technologies like mobile wallets, cash-sharing apps, and cryptocurrency continue to advance, credit cards are transforming to keep up.
• The ways we use credit cards today may look completely different in the future — here are four predictions by financial experts.

In the wake of mobile wallets, cash-sharing apps, and cryptocurrency, credit cards are transforming.

Consumers may seem to be tapping more than they're swiping these days, but credit cards aren't going away just yet. In fact, a TransUnion report from earlier this year found credit card usage to be at an all-time high.

According to the report, Americans have over 416 million credit cards, and almost 175 million Americans have access to at least one credit card. Those numbers reflect increases of about 77 million and about 25 million, respectively, since 2012.

Amnah Ajmal Sharma, the executive vice president of core products for North America at Mastercard, told Business Insider that she isn't surprised by the climb.

"People are excited by the experiences that a card payment can enable, such as a trip with loved ones, not the act of using the card itself," Ajmal Sharma said. "Making cards the payment of choice for how a person lives and works entails embedding payments seamlessly into their lifestyle and giving them ease, convenience, and peace of mind."

It's not just large expenses like hotels and flights that Americans are putting on plastic. A 2017 CreditCards.com survey confirmed that more people are using credit cards for purchases under $5 — especially millennials.

"Credit cards are slowly replacing cash, so in theory everything you pay for in the future would be with some sort of credit or debit card, or mobile wallet," Eric Brown, CEO of Aliant Payment Systems — a payment processing company — told Business Insider. "As payment technology continues to advance, cash will eventually only be in museums for people to look at."

That's where Adam Jusko, the founder and CEO of Proud Money — an online magazine focusing on financial news — sees opportunity.

"There is plenty of demand for doing small transactions between people or with very small businesses, but the mechanisms are still a bit clunky and require bank account access," Jusko told Business Insider. "There obviously is a technology hurdle to overcome, but it is easy to see how a convergence of existing technologies could make this happen eventually."

There are seemingly endless possibilities for what credit cards could be used for in the future. Business Insiderspoke with six financial experts to get some ideas:

SEE ALSO: 4 things no one tells you about paying off credit-card debt, from someone who's done it

1. Transportation

Jason Steele — a credit-card expert who organizes an annual credit-card conference — said that he doesn't know how people will be traveling in the future, even mentioning flying cars, but he's convinced he knows how they'll pay. And he's not alone. Of the six financial experts we spoke with about what credit cards will be used for, four mentioned transportation.

"A ticketless transit becomes a reality across the world," Ajmal Sharma said, describing "tap-to-go" public transit systems. "Instead of standing at a machine or waiting in line at the ticket booth, consumers will soon be able to whip their contactless cards from their wallets and tap and pay directly at transit turnstiles."

According to Ajmal Sharma, Mastercard worked with Transport for London to establish a system where  people can use contactless cards to pay for tube, subway, bus, and some rail travel without having to load a transit card first.

Brown said he sees credit cards being used for space travel. "Within 20 years, we will use credit cards as a way of securing future trips that can be years out," he said. "Space will be the next destination."

Mark Hamrick, a senior economic analyst for Bankrate.com, said he thinks credit cards will pay for car rides — they just won't be driven by humans. "There are innovations which have yet to take hold, but we generally expect," Hamrick said. "These include payments for rides given by driverless cars."

2. Person-to-person transactions

Cashless transactions like selling tickets, reimbursing someone for drinks, and even paying rent are on the rise according to the New York Times. And Steele said that he thinks credit cards will evolve to keep it that way.

"In the future, I believe credit cards will become two-way devices, allowing cardholders to not only make purchases but also to accept payments from people that owe them money," he told Business Insider. "Payments would simply be credits to their card account … This would allow people to move money back and forth easily."

3. Privacy keepers

Recently, both Visa and Mastercard have released biometric credit cards, which utilize a cardholder's fingerprint to verify and complete transactions. Eric Richards, the co-founder of Moneymunk — a website that compares credit cards— said he thinks this could be just the beginning.

"Credit cards will begin to store additional sensitive information," Richards said. "It's possible cards may hold other sensitive data in addition to our finances."

Ajmal Sharma said she agrees. "The card would look the same as any other bank card, but has a small biometric scanner," she said. "The card in this case becomes a way for verifying 'who I am' and, if universally accepted, can become a reusable way for people to identify themselves every time, across organizations." She said she thinks the biometric card could serve as a birth certificate or a way to consolidate a person's multiple passwords.

"One could imagine, for example, that the holder of a futuristic biometric credit card might be able to get a discount on a gym membership when paying with a card that stored medical history and showed their doctor had prescribed more physical exercise," Richards said.

For the past two years, Apple has released new Apple Watch models in September alongside new iPhones.

These new Apple Watch models, Series 2 and Series 3 with LTE, kept the same design but upgraded the wearable's components with a faster chip, a water-resistant case, and cellular support.

If Apple keeps the same pattern, it's likely to introduce new Apple Watch models soon, possibly as soon as the second week in September. Plus, this year it's possible that Apple introduces the first new Apple Watch industrial design since the product line was revealed in 2014, which would make it the biggest upgrade in over three years.

Here's everything we know about the rumored new Apple Watch:

SEE ALSO: Here's the latest hint that Apple will launch new Apple Watch models next month

It could be called the Apple Watch Series 4, if Apple sticks with its naming convention.

The latest model, Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE, can be identified by the red dot on the crown.

But there's also a good chance Apple will change the name of the wearable, because rumor has it that it could have a new design with a 15% larger display, according to the renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

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Kuo predicts the new Apple Watch will come in two sizes: one with a 1.57-inch screen, and one with a 1.78-inch screen.

Source: KGI Securities

Expensive Swiss mechanical watches don't have much practical use on the field, court, or track, though it's not uncommon to see the world's biggest athletes wearing high-end, luxury timepieces during their events.

Nevertheless, watch brands are eager to sponsor elite athletes, from fighters like Floyd Mayweather to tennis champions like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, not for their horological expertise but for their aura — which sells.

We got a helping hand from the experts at Crown & Caliber to determine the make and models of 20 timepieces worn by the world's top athletes.

Scroll down to see them ranked in ascending order of price:

SEE ALSO: 10 luxury watches that are actually worth the investment

Neymar — Gaga Milano, $2,100.

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Neymar's love of watches is well documented, with his trip to a Gaga Milano store ending in a $180,000 purchase and an endorsement deal.

Despite his own line of timepieces being on the lower end of the luxury watch bracket, it looks as though he has some special editions worth much more in his collection. 

Price according to Gaga Milano.

Tom Brady — TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph 01, $3,250.

Five-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady partnered with Tag Heuer in 2015.

"His jaw is famous. His hair is famous. His right arm is famous. Now his left wrist is, too," Alex Williams wrote for The New York Times that year.

Last year, Tag Heuer released a special edition Tom Brady chronograph, which retailed at $5,600.

Price according to Crown & Caliber.

Andy Murray — Rado Hyperchrome XXL, $3,475.

When Andy Murray won his first Wimbledon Championship in 2013, he was a Rado brand ambassador, and as soon as he won, he reportedly hurried to slap on his Rado Hyperchrome.

He put it on so quickly he didn't notice that it was seven hours out. He has since dropped Rado as a sponsor and instead works with brands such as Jaguar and Under Armour.

Price according to the Daily Mirror.

• Technology is advancing so rapidly these days — and we rely upon it so readily — that that we hardly notice innovations anymore. 
• But we've actually come a long way since the dawn of the internet and mobile devices. 
• Here are 40 totally amazing technological advancements that we don't even notice anymore.

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We don't have hover crafts or teleportation just yet, but we've come pretty far technologically since the dawn of the internet and mobile devices. 

In our busy everyday routines, we rely upon that technology to do a lot for us. And that technology is constantly changing.

As a result, it's easy to forget just how advanced some of it is.

But we'd be left scrambling if all of our innovations, from our smartphones to our high-speed internet, ceased to operate.

Here are 40 technological advancements so ingrained in our daily lives that we don't even notice them anymore.

SEE ALSO: 54 of the most hilariously terrible Tinder lines people have gotten

Many of us rely a great deal on our smartphones these days. Just two decades ago, we didn't have these portable lifesavers that can do just about everything for us.

Now we can manage our lives with the tap of a finger, from scheduling bill payments to shopping for groceries.

And we can keep our lives in our pockets for as little as $300. The first portable computer, on the other hand, cost $1,795 in 1985.

Source: Business Insider

• Tesla CEO Elon Musk has attracted controversy for his statements about taking Tesla private.
• Questions have persisted about the amount of funding Musk had secured when he first suggested he had the backing necessary to convert Tesla into a private company, barring a shareholder vote.
• The SEC has reportedly asked Tesla about statements made by Musk and the company.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk shocked observers when he said on August 7 that he was thinking about taking the company private. Since then, Musk's comments have captivated Wall Street, drawn the attention of regulators, and raised questions about how close the company is to locking down the financing necessary to leave the public markets.

Here's what you need to know to get caught up:

SEE ALSO: Tesla surges after Morgan Stanley becomes the second Wall Street bank to drop coverage of the stock

November 15, 2017: Elon Musk says in a Rolling Stones interview that he wishes Tesla was a private company.

"I wish we could be private with Tesla,"Musk said in the interview. "It actually makes us less efficient to be a public company."

July 31, 2018: Musk claims he met with the managing director of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.

Musk claimed in a statement published on Tesla's website on Monday that he had a meeting with the managing director of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund on July 31. 

During this meeting, Musk claimed the director "expressed regret that I had not moved forward previously on a going private transaction with them, and he strongly expressed his support for funding a going private transaction for Tesla at this time. I understood from him that no other decision makers were needed and that they were eager to proceed."

"I left the July 31st meeting with no question that a deal with the Saudi sovereign fund could be closed, and that it was just a matter of getting the process moving," Musk said. 

The Saudi sovereign fund did not respond to a request for comment.

August 1, 2018: Tesla reports second-quarter earnings amid fear the company is running out of cash.

Tesla reported an adjusted loss per share of $3.06 for the second quarter, which was larger than what analysts had predicted, and revenue of $4 billion, which beat analyst projections. Its cash burn, $739.5 million, was lower than analysts expected. The company said it expected to be profitable during the second half of 2018.

"Going forward, we believe Tesla can achieve sustained quarterly profits, absent a severe force majeure or economic downturn, while continuing to grow at a rapid pace," the company said.

During the company's earnings call, Musk apologized to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Antonio Sacconaghi. During Tesla's first-quarter earnings call in May, Musk had referred to Sacconaghi's questions as "boring" and "boneheaded."

"I'd like to apologize for being impolite on the prior call. Honestly, I really think there's no excuse for bad manners, and I was kind of violating my own rule in that regard. There are reasons for it in that I had gotten no sleep, had been working 110-hour, 120-hour weeks, but nonetheless, there's still no excuse," Musk said during the second-quarter earnings call.

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From shower systems and toothbrushes to fire pits and kitchen knives, Kickstarter is home to a huge collection of innovative products. If you can think of it, you can probably fund it.

Tech may be a popular category on Kickstarter, but some of the most-funded campaigns of all time actually include watches, bags, and shoes — the fashion accessories that everyone needs and wears.

Of course, these are no ordinary fashion pieces.

They skirt the conventions of the traditional fashion industry, setting new standards for price, comfort, and functionality. After campaigns that have raised hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, these products have moved on to mainstream success in the apparel and accessories world. 

Freshly Picked — $465,000 pledged by 3,230 backers

Ebony Diaper Bag, $175, available at Freshly Picked

The result of many focus group sessions with moms, Freshly Picked's diaper bag contains all the space and pockets that moms want, without sacrificing style. It can be worn three ways: as a backpack, cross-body, or purse. 

Leonard & Church — $470,000 pledged by 3,463 backers

Leonard & Church Barclay Chronograph Leather Strap Watch, $185, available at Nordstrom

Leonard & Church sells luxury watches at surprisingly affordable prices. Its watches start at $95 and range in style from simple leather pieces to sophisticated pocket watches. 

Ably — $540,000 pledged by 4,900 backers

Ably Apparel Polly Short Sleeve Pocket T-Shirt, $48, available at Amazon

Containing an innovative and sustainable technology called Filium, Ably's shirts can repel liquid, stains, and odor. 

AirPods are one of Apple's most warmly received new products in years.

The tiny wireless earbuds have become more consistently visible in urban areas like New York and San Francisco since they first went on sale in December 2016.

"We're thrilled to see so many customers enjoying AirPods," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in July. "It reminds me of the early days of iPod when I started noticing white earbuds everywhere I went."

That also means it might soon be time for Apple to release a new version of AirPods — let's call them AirPods 2.

Here's what to expect from the new AirPods, based on rumors: 

Apple has already announced a new AirPods case that will be able to charge without being plugged in, using wireless charging.

Currently, the AirPods case needs to be plugged in to charge.

Apple has said it will sell the charging case separately, and that it will launch in 2018. The biggest physical difference is a tiny LED.

But that's not the only AirPods rumor that has surfaced. Reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has discussed "second-generation AirPods" with changed components.

Source: MacRumors

The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards took place Monday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

INSIDER was at the show Monday night to see all the moments that didn't make it on air. From the audience thinking Cardi B brought her baby to the show to Aretha Franklin's awkward tribute, keep reading to see the moments you didn't see on TV at the VMAs.

Before the show began, the stage crew was practicing the setup for Ariana Grande's performance one last time.

A few items were wheeled on stage for, what appeared to be, an opening number. Instead, it looked like the crew was just practicing the rollout of multiple stage items for Grande's performance of "God Is a Woman" later in the evening.

An offensive stand-up comic kicked off the show.

Ten minutes before the show started, a comedian from "Comedy Cellar" took the stage and started making uncomfortable jokes about women and the dresses they were wearing and cocaine. 

Some of the things said included:

"Oh yeah, she's got a hell of a body."
"Look at all those ladies over there — looks like a brothel."
"I am getting a small erection from the ladies."
"Not sure why they hired me."

As far as I could tell, he never introduced himself and no one else near me seemed to know who he was. MTV shouldn't have even bothered bringing anyone on stage, since we were only a few minutes from the show and most people were still heading to their seats.

The audience was chowing down on free food and drinks courtesy of MTV.

Everything was complimentary if you were at the VMAs. Food ranged from hot dogs and chicken fingers to waffle fries. If you ordered a drink, you may have gotten a souvenir cup with a VMA logo on it. But unless you got there early, you were waiting in long lines. 

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The Insider Pick:

• Dark circle treatments are an easy and effective way to brighten under eyes, making you look more refreshed, healthier, and even younger.

• Our top pick is the Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector because it is a highly-rated treatment that is clinically proven to lighten dark circles by 30% in 12 weeks.

There’s nothing worse than waking up in the morning to dark under-eye circles. Not only are they notoriously hard to cover up, but they are even trickier to get rid of. It’s not just late nights that can cause raccoon eyes either. Diet, stress, and genetics can also cause frustrating dark bags to pop up under your eyes.

While there’s plenty of treatments that help diminish fine lines and crows feet, it can be harder to find a good option that targets dark under-eye circles. But once you find the right one for your skin, it can seriously work wonders.  

Not only will the right dark circle treatment brighten up your under-eye area, but it can also reverse signs of aging. Some of the best dark circle fighting ingredients to look for when shopping for a new treatment are caffeine, which is used to boost circulation, hyaluronic acid for plumping skin, and chrysin, which helps treat broken capillaries.

With the overwhelming amount of under-eye products out there, finding the right dark circle treatment for you can feel daunting. So we did the research and trawled through hundreds of buyer and expert reviews to come up with our top five recommendations. Whether you are looking for a serum that gives lasting effects or a patch that offers instant results, these are the dark circle treatments to keep on your radar.

Here are the best dark circle treatments you can buy:

• Best overall: Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector
• Best serum: Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Serum Synchronized Complex II
• Best eye cream: IT Cosmetics Confidence in an Eye Cream
• Best under-eye patch: Earth Therapeutics Hydrogel Under-Eye Recovery Patch
• Best eco-friendly treatment: Organys Rejuvenating Eye Formula

Read on in the slides below to check out our top picks.

The best dark circle treatment overall

Why you'll love it: The Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector brightens up dark circles by hydrating and de-puffing the sensitive under-eye area.

The Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector is a paraben-free cream that was specially made to banish dark under-eye circles. It is formulated with skin-strengthening ingredients that make skin less transparent looking, as well as sheer optics that work to brighten up dark circles on all skin tones.

Clinical studies prove the product can visibly lighten dark circles in just 12 weeks with regular usage. The corrector features a cooling metal applicator that helps de-puff under eyes, leaving you looking more refreshed and awake after each use.

The cream is a favorite among shoppers and beauty editors alike. It has been featured on InStyle magazine’s lists of best dark circle treatments and has a 4.08-star rating on Influenster with more than 2,800 reviews.

It also has more than 10,000 likes on Sephora with one shopper named Tarra writing, “I've used numerous products to combat my dark under eye circles and none compare to this product. The application is effortless and feels fantastic especially in the morning - the cool tip helps to deflate any puffiness that you experience. I'd recommend this product to everyone who has any under eye issues.”

A few buyers noted the cream can give off a strong chemical smell, but they said if you wash your hands right after applying the product it shouldn’t bother you.

Pros: Clinically proven to work, de-puffs and brightens under eye area, works on all skin tones, cooling applicator

Cons: Strong smell

Buy the Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector at Sephora for $42

The best serum for dark under-eye circles

Why you'll love it: The Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Serum Synchronized Complex II is an all-in-one eye serum that decreases the appearance of dark circles, puffiness, and wrinkles.

The Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Serum Synchronized Complex II is a lightweight anti-aging eye serum that aims to fix all under-eye problems at once. It features an exclusive ChronoluxCB technology that works to brighten up the under-eye area and visibly reduce the look of dark circles.

It is formulated with hyaluronic acid, which helps hydrate skin while at the same time repairing any dullness left behind by environmental damage. The other main ingredient is caffeine, which helps reduce puffiness and boosts circulation to make dark circles less noticeable.

It has more than 4,000 likes on Sephora and a 4.45-star rating on Influenster. One shopper wrote, “I love this serum. It's so lightweight and it gives me great moisture. I love that my eyes look brighter, have less lines, and that I don't look tired. My dark circles are gone!!! Love this product.”

A few people were initially put off by the expensive price point, but most said the results were worth the cost.

Pros: All-in-one treatment, hydrating, brightens under eye area, makes dark circles less noticeable

Cons: Expensive

Buy the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Serum Synchronized Complex II at Sephora for $66

The best eye cream for dark under-eye circles

Why you'll love it: Looking for an eye cream that will color-correct and brighten dark circles? Try the IT Cosmetics Confidence in an Eye Cream.

After the success of IT Cosmetics' Confidence in a Cream face moisturizer, the brand decided to launch a cream specifically formulated for the under-eye area. The Confidence in an Eye Cream is made with apricot tint and Drops of Light Technology, which work together to brighten even the darkest circles.

The cream also features collagen and hyaluronic acid that plump up the skin and reduce the look of fine lines, while It Cosmetics' signature Anti-Aging Armour Rejuvenating Concentrate hydrates and refreshes skin.

The product has a 4.2-star rating on Ulta with 84% of shoppers saying they would recommend the cream to a friend. One buyer wrote, “I was skeptical at first but after using this eye cream it has made a real difference with my eyes! I could tell a difference after two days!! My dark circles are gone and my eyes look less tired. With regular use, I am hooked.”

Some people did complain about the size of the jar, but most said a little product goes a long way.

Pros: Color-corrects and brightens dark circles, hydrating, helps reduce fine lines, lightweight

Cons: Small jar

Buy the IT Cosmetics Confidence in an Eye Cream at Ultra for $38

As school curriculum shifts to keep up with new demands and standards, valuable classes can be cut in the process. Some classes that have been removed from the curriculum over the past few decades might be worth bringing back, and some classes that are slowly being phased out may be worth keeping.

Here are some classes that students could still benefit from taking.

Shop class taught skills that could translate into a job after high school.

Classes like woodshop and metalworking have begun to fade away from high school schedules in favor of academically-focused courses that will prepare students for college. But, not everyone goes to college.

The emphasis on academics and sports over shop might not be good for everyone, argues Tara Tiger Brown, regular business contributor for Forbes.

"Without early exposure to shop class many kids are going to lose out on the opportunity to discover whether or not they like making things, and the inclination to pursue a career as a drafter, carpenter, welder or auto mechanic,"she writes. "Companies such as Boeing and Northrop Grumman are struggling to find skilled laborers and that trend is going to continue."

Home economics doesn’t have to be seen as a sexist relic.

Home economics, more often referred to as "home ec," taught students about life skills like cooking, sewing and managing a household.

Some people see the topic as "anti-intellectual," but the initial purpose of the class is quite the opposite. Ellen Swallow Richards, the woman who spearheaded the development of home ec classes, did so in order to "liberate" women from housework by teaching them how to do it more efficiently, according to HuffPost.

The goal was to teach women how to get basic tasks out of the way so they could spend more time learning or improving themselves. Being able to quickly knock out simple tasks to make more time for more learning is something all genders can benefit from.  

Classic languages, like Latin and Greek, can help kids understand other subjects.

Some people have deemed classic languages as "outdated and irrelevant," the New York Times reports.

But, as the Times reports, studying these dead language, "builds vocabulary and grammar for higher SAT scores, appeals to college admissions officers as a sign of critical-thinking skills and fosters true intellectual passion."

Hollywood has more celebrity connections than you might think. Before catching their big breaks, many actors and musicians ran in the same circles, commiserated over failed auditions, and even lived together. Whether longtime friends or one-time co-stars, these 13 famous pairs once made for surprising roommates.

Lea Michele and Dianna Agron lived together while working on the same show.

These "Glee" co-stars moved in together while working on the hit Fox show back in 2009. Though their characters were enemies, Michele says the two never brought their work drama back to their shared apartment.

"We have these smackdowns at work and come home and are like, 'Wasn’t it so funny when we were fighting today? Let’s make cookies!' It works out," Michele told New York Mag in 2009.

Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling lived together when they were kids.

Ryan Gosling and Justin Timberlake famously starred on the ‘90s kids variety show, "The Mickey Mouse Club," alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and other now-famous entertainers. The two appeared in skits together on stage but also had a close relationship offscreen as well.

When Gosling’s mother had to return to Canada, Timberlake’s mother became his guardian for a short time so the young actor could continue filming the show in Orlando.

"His mother had to keep her job in Canada the second year that we were on the television show,"Timberlake told Ellen DeGeneres in 2011. "We were probably a little closer than the rest of the kids that were on the show just because we had to share a bathroom."

Eddie Redmayne and Jamie Dornan shared an apartment and an agent.

After moving to Los Angeles in 2008 to jumpstart their acting careers, the Oscar winner and the "Fifty Shades of Grey" star shared both an apartment and an agent.

Jamie Dornan discussed their experience living together as struggling actors, telling James Corden on "The Late Late Show,""We were both very desperate. It was slim pickings for work, and you all go to the same auditions."

Eddie Redmayne also recalled their roommate days on "Good Morning America," saying, “One of the amazing things about living with Jamie, is it's basically like living with a puppy because he has more energy than any human you’ve ever met.”

How you spend the morning hours can affect your health, spirit, and success. Are you the hustling type who hits snooze but still goes through the motions in the fog? Maybe you’re an A-player teammate who reaches for your phone the moment you open your eyes to get back on the ball. In either instance, your good intentions and effort to keep up could actually be causing you to commit some surprising, morning mistakes.

You're hitting snooze.

Did you know that hitting snooze can mess up your entire day? "Drocking," the official term for slipping in and out of sleep, can confuse your brain and body and cause something called sleep inertia, which leaves you feeling foggy and can last all day.

Adam Tishman, sleep expert and co-founder of Helix told Byrdie, "When your alarm goes off again, your body and brain are confused, resulting in that foggy feeling called sleep inertia. Sleep inertia can stay with you throughout the day, making you actually feel more tired throughout the day."

Skip hitting snooze to start your day in a solid way; it might be tough to get up at first, but you'll feel much more alert.

You're making your phone the top priority.

It might be tempting to reach for your phone as soon as you open your eyes, but starting your day by scrolling through email or your social media feeds can get in the way of a more mindful start. Keep this in mind and refuse to focus on what you didn't do yesterday, what people need from you, or what others are doing during your early hours.

Once you feel present, you'll be much more equipped to handle the influx of information.

You're skipping breakfast.

A study by The Nutrition Society found that eating breakfast contributed to adolescent's daily energy intake by on average 15.7% in boys and 14.9% in girls. Further, the intake of all selected micronutrients was significantly higher in consumers of good-quality breakfasts.

SF Gate reports that breakfast helps replenish your blood sugar to help your brain and body function best when you wake up. You don't need to stomach a big breakfast right when you wake up to reap the benefits of fueling your body early in the day. A piece of toast with nut butter, some fruit paired with a hard-boiled egg, or a protein-packed yogurt may be all it takes to kick your system into gear. Without eating in the morning, you're more like to feel tired and overeat later.