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These 20 photos show what breakfast looks like around the world

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, keeping us healthy and sharp. But breakfast foods vary wildly from place to place. 

In European countries like Spain, France, and Italy, the first meal of the day is a quick piece of bread or pastry and strong coffee. Meanwhile in Korea, breakfast is a sweeping event that crowds the table just as much as dinner. 

Below, we take a look at some classic breakfast choices from around the world.

Max Rosenberg contributed to an earlier version of this article. 

CHINA: Traditional breakfasts vary by region, but the combination of fried dough sticks (or "you tiao") and warm soy milk is beloved by millions. Dim sum and hot soups like congee are also popular.

Sources: Lonely Planet, CNN



AUSTRALIA: Australians love Vegemite enough to eat it every day. They also eat a lot of fruit and sometimes indulge in a full English breakfast.

Sources: Food by Country, Reddit



BRAZIL: Strong coffee and milk is enjoyed with a plate of ham, cheese, and bread. Feijoada, a thick soup made with black beans and different meats, is also served in the morning.

Sources: HostelBookers, Serious Eats



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This chilling movie is probably behind SeaWorld's decision to close a killer whale exhibit

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In nature, Orcas are known as social, intelligent creatures who roam the world's oceans. They have families and language and culture.

When torn from these bonds, the animals endure what equates to "psychological torture" that can end up creating "psychotic" animals — at least that's the story told in the chilling documentary "Blackfish" about Tilikum, a "serial" killer whale and SeaWorld animal attraction.

The publicity disaster that followed the movie's release in 2013 was likely the turning point for SeaWorld. The company announced Monday, November 9 that it will phase out killer-whale shows in their San Diego amusement park by 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

"Blackfish" shows how at SeaWorld, and parks like it, whales like Tilikum can become dangerous after years of detachment from their wild pods, confinement in small cement tanks, and separation from their calves.

Although SeaWorld plans to drop its California-based killer whale attraction, there's been no mention of phasing out killer-whale shows at SeaWorld's Orlando or San Antonio locations. (Tilikum currently lives at the Orlando SeaWorld park.)

Tilikum isn't the only deadly killer whale in captivity, but his story is chilling. Here's the story, as told by Blackfish. Some of the facts in the movie have been debated by SeaWorld.

Alana Kakoyiannis contributed to a previous version of this post.

Tilikum was captured off the east coast of Iceland when he was 3 years old.



To capture the orcas, whalers use aircraft and spotters to track them, divers in speedboats set off bombs herding them into coves, then large nets trap the young ones away from their mothers, making them easy to pluck from the ocean.



He was sold to Sealand of the Pacific, a public aquarium in Canada.



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Here's what 'business casual' really means

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"I've really tried to learn the art of clothes, because you don't sell for what you're worth unless you look good."—Lady Bird Johnson

Your boss invites you to a conference. He sends an email letting you know the dress code is "business casual." You haven't got a clue what that means, so you take a chance and wear your new sundress and sandals.

You show up and you're completely underdressed. You're uncomfortable, and you worry about your boss feeling embarrassed too.

"It is critically important to be aware of dress codes, understand what they mean, and follow them," says Darlene Price, president of Well Said Inc. and the author of "Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results."

"Employees are obliged to comply with company standards," Price adds. "Oftentimes, that means maintaining a professional appearance in the office, at client sites, and at any business functions."

Price says during her 20-plus years working as an executive coach, one of the most frequent career roadblocks she has observed is inappropriate dress in the workplace.

"Many highly intelligent, well-qualified, capable men and women are often disqualified or dismissed because 'they don't sell for what they're worth,'" Price says. "They've left the 'business' out of 'business casual' and the lack of professional appearance holds them back.

"It's frustrating, because clothing certainly does not determine one's actual competence and credibility; it does, however, influence others' perception of those qualities — and that reality impacts career opportunities."

The problem is, most people don't have a clear understanding of the different dress codes today. For example, there is no agreement on the definition of the term "business casual."

"It depends on several factors including the industry, size of the company, number of employees, amount of interaction between employees and customers, geography, climate, culture, and average age of the workforce," Price says.

At most companies, the "business casual" dress code encourages employees to project a "professional, business-like image while enjoying the advantage of more casual and relaxed clothing," Price adds.

Appropriate business-casual dress typically includes slacks or khakis, dress shirt or blouse, open-collar or polo shirt, optional tie or seasonal sport coat, a dress or skirt at knee-length or below, a tailored blazer, knit shirt or sweater, and loafers, dress shoes, or nice sandals.

Below are examples of appropriate "business casual" outfits:

SEE ALSO: How To Dress Like A Leader In Any Work Environment

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A blouse or dress shirt paired with khakis or a skirt typically fall under 'business casual.'



A dress shirt alone or worn under a sweater or sport coat is also perfectly acceptable. Cardigans can also be worn with dresses.



Dark jeans are fine so long as they have no holes and are paired with a sport coat or blazer and dressier shoes, like loafers or heels.



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7 stupid beliefs even the smartest people have about money

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Certified life and executive coach Megan Walls has noticed a recurring weak spot among the otherwise intelligent, capable professionals she works with: money.

"For some reason or another, these clients aren't as mindful or deliberate as they'd like to be. Some are business owners, lawyers, or in education," Walls tells Business Insider.

When these clients started asking Walls to help them master their finances, she got right down to their core beliefs about money.

"A belief is a thought you think over and over again," she says. "And then that belief gets buried in your subconscious, and causes an emotion — anything from contentment to fear — which then causes you to take action and produce some sort of result. That's the chain: emotion, action, result."

If these core beliefs are self-sabotaging, you can imagine how that chain progresses.

Here, Walls shares some of the more damaging financial thought patterns she's observed in her practice, among the most impressive professionals.

SEE ALSO: The 12 dumbest things you can do with your money in your 30s — and how to avoid them

'Money magically appears.'

Walls remembers a client who inherited money while in grad school and thought he'd be set for years.

Instead, he ran out halfway through school — and later in life he ran out of funds again. After some discussion, they found that his core belief was that money magically appears.

"As a kid, whenever he needed money, he'd ask his dad, who would hold out a $10 or a $20 bill," Walls says.

"We had him replace that money thought with a new one, something to the effect of 'I am in control of my money and can make good financial decisions for me and my family,'" she says. "He started meeting with a financial advisor and using Quicken to track his spending."



'Credit card debt is normal and acceptable.'

The average American household owes over $7,000 on their credit cards, and among indebted households, it's an average of nearly $15,500. It's no wonder we think debt is a normal part of life.

Walls says that while consumers know they have to pay the credit-card companies back, there's a lack of fear or immediacy surrounding the debt. Especially among younger cardholders, she finds, the need for immediate gratification outweighs any reservations about spending money on the cards. 



'Spending will make me feel better.'

"I think what's surfacing is people operating with these beliefs about money are spending in unhealthy emotional states," muses Walls.

"They're saying, 'I'm going to go buy something to avoid feeling sorry for myself; I'm going to buy whatever I want,' when they don't really have the budget for it," she explains. "When the bill comes, they're absolutely panicked."



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This is the world's first luxury Android smartwatch

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Just over a year after Tag Heuer’s chief criticized Apple’s first-generation smartwatch, the Swiss watchmaker has finally introduced one of its own.

Say hello to the Tag Heuer Connected Watch. It’s the result of a team effort from Tag Heuer, Intel, and Google. Intel provided the chips, Google provided the operating system (it runs on Android Wear), and Tag Heuer provided the hardware and signature look.

What you’re basically looking at is a $1,500 Android Wear smartwatch. It looks and acts similar to Motorola's Moto 360, though it’s notably six times more expensive. Google calls it"the first luxury watch powered by Android Wear."

So is it worth $1,500? It depends on who you ask — the company markets its products to wealthy individuals, and this could be a pretty good bargain for those already familiar with Tag Heuer. It is, after all, owned by LVMH, the French luxury goods conglomerate, and it comes with a nice perk: in two years, you can trade it in (plus pay an extra $1,500) to get a Tag Heuer Carrera watch, which isn't a smartwatch, but is often valued above or around $3,000. 

In announcing its first smartwatch, Tag Heuer released several videos to its YouTube channel to show off the features of the new watch. Here, we break down those videos to show off the new features in the $1,500 Connected Watch.

The Tag Heuer Connected Watch is made from grade 2 titanium for a premium feel.



The button on the side showcases modern Tag Heuer iconography.



From the bottom, you can see it's powered by Intel — specifically, a 1.6 GHz dual-core processor. You also get a glimpse of the four-pin charging port from here.



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It's time to stop watching these 8 shows, because they're going to be canceled

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It's deep enough into the new fall TV season to see which television shows are popping and which are dropping.

Ratings, of course, will always be the biggest determining factor affecting the life of a show. But those ratings can also be affected by several other factors. Did the network promote the show enough? Did the show's early episodes turn people off? Is it up against a powerhouse like Fox's "Empire" or CBS's "The Big Bang Theory"? Is it just, you know, a bad show?

Whatever the reason, we don't want you to waste your time. There's so much TV nowadays that you're better served watching something that has some promise of future seasons. Consider this Business Insider's version of tough love.

Here are the shows you should stop watching, because they're going to be canceled.

SEE ALSO: 8 TV shows you're not watching that you should be

DON'T MISS: Why networks really renew TV shows so early

"CSI: Cyber" (CBS)

With a cast that includes so many notable and well-liked actors — from Oscar winner Patricia Arquette to Ted Danson and James Van Der Beek — and as part of the "CSI" family, "CSI: Cyber" should be doing better than it is.

Instead, it's CBS's lowest-rated show. For that alone, you should be looking for other options.



"Blood & Oil" (ABC)

"Blood & Oil," a drama about oil-industry tycoons, didn't have viewers gushing. It's the second-lowest rated show on ABC, and critics are just hating it:

But clearly, the biggest reason to drop the show is that ABC has effectively canceled it by cutting its episode order from 13 to 10, with production ending after the 10th episode.



"Undateable" (NBC)

NBC is still courting the live audience with event television. Joining its stage productions, musical variety shows, and sports programming is now "Undateable."

Surprisingly still chugging along in its third season, the show made a pact with the devil when producers agreed to go live with every episode in exchange for another season. This season, the show was moved from Tuesdays to the dead zone on Fridays. Its ratings are very low now.

Its pact with NBC may include letting it run for the rest of the season, but after that, it has to be a goner.



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A look inside the world's largest transgender beauty pageant

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Miss International Queen 2015 beauty pageant in Thailand

The world's largest transgender beauty pageant took place last week. The Miss International Queen competition launched 11 years ago in Pattaya City, Thailand, to help transgender women feel more accepted by society.

Twenty-seven contestants from 17 countries strutted across stage in skimpy bathing suits, evening wear, and elaborate costumes inspired by their countries of origin. The winner, Trixie Maristela of the Philippines took home the crown and a cash price roughly equal to US $11,000.

While the Miss International Queen pageant promotes inclusivity on a global scale, it also fuels a centuries-old tradition of evaluating women based on their beauty. See how the competition went down.

The Miss International Queen 2015 beauty pageant is not unlike its more traditional counterparts, such as Miss America or Miss Universe.



Contestants are judged on their intelligence and world views ...

Source: International Business Times



While beauty is the most important consideration, according to a former judge.

Source: International Business Times



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In honor of Carl Sagan's birthday, watch his 6 best 'Cosmos' clips

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Carl Sagan

Eighty-one years ago today, November 9, Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, New York. Little did he or his parents know, he would leave a lasting impression on science for decades after his death.

Sagan, who died in 1996, was an astronomer, astrophysicist, and an avid and skilled science communicator. He taught at Cornell University, hosted the PBS series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage," wrote the book "Contact" and many others, and published more than 600 scientific papers.

Though "Cosmos" is now 35 years old, Sagan's wisdom is timeless and the clips (our favorite six and a few extra are below) are still moving. 

You can watch most of "Cosmos" on various YouTube channels, or order the DVD from AmazonFor more about Sagan check out his Wikipedia page or one of the many books written about his life

Sagan helps us understand the fourth dimension.

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Sagan explains the Drake Equation, which is used to estimate the number of alien species there could be in the universe.

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The eminent scientist discusses apple pie — and the universe needed to make it.

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Here are all of the Disney short films you can watch on Netflix

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Back in August, Disney released all of its short films for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD.

The collection consists of 12 short films dating back to 2000. 

Some of them are more recent like Oscar winner "Paperman," which was attached to 2012's "Wreck-It Ralph." Then there's the new "Frozen" short which played exclusively in front of the new live-action "Cinderella" in theaters.

Others haven't been available to view on home video before. If you haven't had a chance to check them out, the Disney dozen are currently available to stream on Netflix.  

Keep scrolling to see the Disney shorts you may have never seen.

"Lorenzo" is about a blue cat who gets a hex put on his tail which then comes to life to cause mischief.

Director and writer Mike Gabriel was asked to take over the project from the late artist Joe Grant, the Disney legend responsible for animation in 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and more recent hits like "Aladdin" and "The Lion King."

Work on "Lorenzo" began in 1949; however, it was never completed. Though "Lorenzo" originally played ahead of 2004 film "Raising Helen," this was the short's first release on film.

 

 



"John Henry" tells the story of the popular folk tale hero.

Originally released in 2000, "John Henry" tells the story of the titular steel-driver who went up against a steam-powered hammer which threatened his and others' jobs. Though he won in a test of power and speed, it was at the cost of his life.

It was released as one of four shorts in Disney's "American Legends" collection in 2002.



"Frozen Fever" originally debuted with 2015's live-action "Cinderella" in theaters.

The first new "Frozen" footage since the 2013 billion-dollar hit, "Frozen Fever" is a celebration of Anna's birthday; however, it gets interrupted when her magical sister Elsa comes down with a nasty cold.



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RANKED: Here's where the GOP candidates stand going into their big debate

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Republican U.S. presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump speaks as Dr. Ben Carson (R) looks on at the 2016 U.S. Republican presidential candidates debate held by CNBC in Boulder, Colorado, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

The top eight Republican presidential candidates — and another group of four — are set to square off Tuesday night in the fourth GOP debates of the cycle.

With under a year now until the election, we took a look at where the GOP's top contenders stand heading into the debate.

Our rankings are based on the Real Clear Politics averages of national polls and those in New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina — the first three voting states. We also factored in candidates' momentum (or lack thereof) over the past few weeks.

Here's a look at where all the candidates stand.

Poll numbers are as of Tuesday.

SEE ALSO: 44 images of Barack Obama's tenure as president

12. Rick Santorum, Republican, former US senator from Pennsylvania

National polling average among Republican voters: 0.7% (T-11th)
Iowa: 0.8% (12th)
New Hampshire: 0.8% (10th)
South Carolina: N/A

STOCK: Neutral



11. Bobby Jindal, Republican, Louisiana governor

National polling average among Republican voters: 0.7% (T-11th)
Iowa: 3.3% (7th)
New Hampshire: 0.5% (T-11th)
South Carolina: 0.3% (13th)

STOCK: Neutral



9. Mike Huckabee, Republican, former Arkansas governor

National polling average among Republican voters: 2.3% (T-10th)
Iowa: 2.8% (8th)
New Hampshire: 0.5% (T-11th)
South Carolina: 2.3% (8th)

STOCK: Falling



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Instagram asked users to imagine what the future looks like — and the results are stunning

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Each week, Instagram posts a prompt to its account, calling on the social networking app's 400 million users to submit photos that fall in line with that theme.

The most recent Weekend Hashtag Project (#whp) asked participants to make pictures "inspired by what they imagine fashion, architecture, and everyday life will look like in the future."

More than 8,000 posts surfaced by Monday as part of #whpfuturistic. Here are some of our favorites.

Instagram user whatsupdan captured a group of guys flying their quadcopters on a basketball court in Portland, Oregon.

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"The Matrix" inspired this gravity-defying shot by user zebgoodman.

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A steel art installation in Yokohama, Japan, looks like the future's most gut-wrenching roller coaster.

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Behind the scenes at this year's Victoria's Secret fashion show

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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show films today.

The iconic show is a major career milestone for these models.

In fact, 10 out of the 11 highest-paid models in the world either walked the Victoria's Secret runway at one point or still model for the lingerie retailer, according to Forbes.

Take a look backstage as they get ready for what is sure to be an outrageous show.

SEE ALSO: How the Victoria's Secret models are cast

Welcome to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show!

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Adriana Lima, Maria Borges, and Daniela Braga all hung out at the rehearsal the day before.

 



Kendall Jenner and Behati Prinsloo did, too.

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QUIZ: Are you smart enough to be a NASA astronaut?

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Some of the glorified careers we hear about as kids include firefighters who save lives, doctors who cure illnesses, and astronauts who venture into space.

If you grew up in the US, then NASA's astronaut program is the one with which you're probably most familiar, but just how much do you know about the selection process?

Between 4,000 and 8,000 people apply during each round of NASA applications, but only eight to 35 are selected. And the next round is opening soon.

Do you have what it takes to be a NASA astronaut? Take this quick quiz to see what you know.

SEE ALSO: The incredible scientist who defied all odds and launched a nuclear age

DON'T MISS: QUIZ: Are these pictures of Mars or Earth?

1. How many NASA astronauts have there been throughout history?

A. 167

B. 339

C. 47

D. 588



Answer: B. 339

The first NASA astronaut candidates were selected in 1959 for Project Mercury.

Since then, tens of thousands have applied for NASA's intense astronaut training program, but only 339 people have been selected. The newest members of the team were announced last July:

1. US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Josh Cassada
2. US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Victor Glover
3. US Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler "Nick" Hague
4. Christina Hammock
5. US Marine Corps Maj. Nicole Mann
6. US Army Maj. Anne McClain
7. Jessica Meir
8. US Army Maj. Andrew Morgan



2. True or false: All applicants must have a bachelor's degree to qualify.

A. True

B. False



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The 15 most influential thinkers in business

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Behind some of the world's biggest trends in business are management thinkers whose research influences powerful executives and scrappy entrepreneurs alike.

You can credit Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, for example, for sowing the seeds that became Silicon Valley's obsession with "disruption." And there are INSEAD professors W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, whose book "Blue Ocean Strategy" has sold 3.5 million copies and been translated into 42 languages over the past decade, making it one of the most popular business books of all time.

To honor these thought leaders, authors, and management professors, Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer started Thinkers50 in 2001, a biennial award ceremony that the Financial Times dubbed the "Oscars of management thinking." The Thinkers50 team selects its top 50 list by determining the tangible impact of the individual's ideas on the global marketplace.

We've highlighted the careers of the 15 top-ranked thinkers below, and you can find the full list at the Thinkers50's site.

SEE ALSO: 10 TED Talks that will make you smarter about business

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15. Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur

Osterwalder, an entrepreneur, and Pigneur, a professor at the University of Lausanne, have been working together for the past several years. Their work includes developing the Business Model Canvas tool for managers and the 2014 book "Value Proposition Design."



14. Richard Florida

Florida, who serves as the director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Business, is best known for his research on the growing importance of creative types across all industries, as well as how that's affected the evolution of American cities.



13. Vijay Govindarajan

In 2009, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth professor Govindarajan worked with General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to develop an approach of "internal disruption" that was later codified in his 2012 book "Reverse Innovation." It explains innovations made in the developing world due to a lack of resources should be adopted by major corporations as a way to stay nimble and efficient.



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The many surprising uses of Botox

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Allergan, the pharmaceutical company that makes Botox, is in friendly discussions to be acquired by pharma giant Pfizer.

If the merger goes through, it would quite possibly be the biggest of 2015 — Allergan has a market cap of $117 billion, and Pfizer is worth over $200 billion. 

One of the reasons Allergan is worth so much is Botox, which had more than $2 billion in sales as of 2013.

One of the most common pharmaceutical products, Botox is currently known as an anti-wrinkle treatment. However, the drug has many other approved medical uses...

 

CHECK OUT: How Allergan went from a tiny Los Angeles eye care company to one of the biggest takeover targets of 2015

NEXT: Turing Pharmaceuticals claims no patients are actually paying the full $750/pill for Daraprim — here's who foots the bill instead

Meet the bacterial neurotoxin that went on to be a medicine.

While studying food poisoning in the 1800s, German physician Justinus Kerner realized that there were neurological components to the Clostridium botulinum bacteria which causes botulism, an extreme form of food poisoning that causes difficulty swallowing, muscle weakness, paralysis, and even death if left untreated.

From there, Kerner went on to see if there were any therapeutic effects to the neurotoxins that the bacteria gave off.

 



Botox's most famous use — treating wrinkles — started as an "off-label" use in the 1990s, but was officially approved by the FDA in 2002.

During the 1990s, while researchers were exploring all the different ways to use Botox, doctors began to use the drug "off-label" (meaning the FDA has yet to approve it) to smooth out wrinkles temporarily. Botox became so popular that at one point in 1997, the US ran out of its supply, inciting a panic for those using it for off-label wrinkle removal.

Allergan officially got FDA approval for cosmetic Botox to treat glabellar lines (the wrinkles between your eyebrows also known as frown lines) in 2002.

 



But Botox was actually first used to treat crossed eyes.

For many years after Kerner's research, botulinum toxin was avoided, in part because there were fears about it getting into the wrong hands and being used as a deadly weapon.

But in 1980, ophthamologist Alan B. Scott started looking into botulinum toxin Type A as a way to treat strabismus, or crossed eyes. By 1987, eye doctors used the neurotoxin to correct these crossed eyes with pretty good results



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'Fallout 4' looks subtly different on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation

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"Fallout 4," one of the most anticipated games of the year, finally launched on Tuesday.

Even though "Fallout 4" is a gorgeous game, players will notice some differences if they play the game on different consoles. "Fallout 4" looks different on PlayStation 4 than it looks on a PC, for instance.

If you're wondering just how different "Fallout 4" looks across different game consoles, look no further.

YouTube channel "Candyland," which offers graphics comparisons for the most popular games available, released a new video on Monday comparing the graphics of "Fallout 4" across PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

The PC version of "Fallout 4" showcases much more vegetation than the other two consoles, particularly in the foreground. The blue house, also in the foreground, looks much more detailed.



These tree shadows all look good, but the shadows themselves look more crisp on PC, and blurrier on PS4. The shadows on Xbox One look like they're somewhere in the middle.



It might look like you're seeing more facial details, like lines and wrinkles, on the PS4 version. The PC graphics generally look smoother, though.



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The 12 most stunning entries from this year's National Geographic photo contest

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Every year, photographers around the globe submit throngs of groundbreaking digital photographs to National Geographic's prestigious photography contest.

A selection of photos from this year's competition — the 2015 National Geographic Photography Contest— have just been released, and they are absolutely spectacular.

Judges evaluate these photographs on their creativity, photographic quality, and authenticity of the content. They are sorted into three categories of people, places, and nature. All images were taken within the past two years.

Here are 12 of our favorite photographs from this year's competition. The contest is accepting entries through November 16.

SEE ALSO: Here are the animals that are winning and losing to climate change

SEE ALSO: Gorgeous photos of a rapidly vanishing natural wonder that could be gone before 2100

A striking northern lights show in Karjaküla, Harjumaa, Estonia.

"Angel in the sky," by Kristoffer Vaikla.



Lenticular clouds glowing pink in the sunrise hover over Mount Fuji in Onuma, Yamanashi, Japan.

"Red Fuji and pink lenticular cloud," Yuga Kurita.

 



Two women become lost in the fabric of a fishing net in Vinh Hy, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam. They are sewing the net for a new fishing season while their husbands are out fishing.

"Sewing the fishing net," Pham Ty.



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The 18 best smartphones in the world

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The holidays are right around the corner, which means smartphone makers are now offering their best devices.

Here's our ranking of the best phones you can buy.

Note: All prices below indicate how much the phones typically cost without a carrier contract. Prices may vary depending on the retailer.

#18 BlackBerry Passport

The BlackBerry Passport may look strange, but a lot of BlackBerry fans seem to love it. It has a really nice physical keyboard, but the key feature is its unique square design.

Price: $500



#17 BlackBerry Classic

If you were a BlackBerry fan back in the company's heyday, you're going to love the BlackBerry Classic. It looks similar to older BlackBerry models, but features a sharp touchscreen and an excellent physical keyboard.

Price: $380



#16 BlackBerry Priv

The BlackBerry Priv is a huge departure for BlackBerry. Instead of running BlackBerry's own operating system, the Priv runs Android. While it may look like a standard Android phone, the Priv actually has a slide-out keyboard. This could be a great device for those who want a physical keyboard but still have access to Google's apps and services that aren't available on other BlackBerry devices.

Price: $700



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14 items from Oprah's 'favorite things' list that you should actually buy

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Oprah recently released her "Favorite Things," her annual list of all of the products she believes will make great holiday gifts. 

The list includes everything from small stocking stuffers to luxury items for foodies, tech lovers, travelers, and more.

And while some of her picks are outrageously expensive — like a $500 basket of chocolate and a $340 chewy cake made with fruits and nuts — others make perfectly sensible holiday gifts. 

Plus, some of these items are up to 50% off with the promo code "OPRAH."

From a super-speedy pasta maker to the ultimate carry-on bag, here are 14 items Oprah loves that we do, too. 

Note: Promo codes for select items are listed on Oprah.com and mentioned in the slides below. 

SEE ALSO: Here are the most absurdly expensive gifts on Neiman Marcus' guide for the ultra wealthy

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T-Fal OptiGrill

The OptiGrill comes with a built-in sensor that adapts cooking time to the thickness of any meat. An indicator light changes color to let you know when your meat is done.

With six settings for burgers, poultry, sandwiches, red meat, fish, and sausage and pork, it makes cooking a cinch.

Price:$179.90, 20% off with promo code OPRAH

 

 



Fujifilm Instax Share Smartphone Printer

This battery-powered printer gives you Polaroid-style photos from your smart phone or tablet.

The INSTAX Share app works with the printer to deliver photos whenever you like, and there's even editing templates that can add the date, time, location and weather.

Price:$138

 

 



360 Cookware 6-Piece Stainless Steel Set

This stainless steel set includes vapor cooking technology, which locks in nutrients and flavors and heats food faster at lower temperatures. 

The set comes with two saucepans, four stock pots, and 2 sauté pans.

Price:$359.20



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5 train trips you should take this holiday season

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During the holidays, there are few things more magical than bringing your kids' favorite stories to life. And one of the best all-time classics, that both kids and adults look forward to every December, is Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express.

So this year, for something super special, book a ride aboard one of the country's seasonal Christmas train rides to turn the story into a reality.

Besides a scenic ride, ticket holders can expect hot cocoa and cookies, and of course, Santa and his elves. And for those who truly believe, there's also a silver sleigh bell -- the very first gift of the season. Here are our five picks for the best holiday train rides this Christmas season. All aboard!

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Colorado Railroad Museum

Pajamas are encouraged for this trip aboard the Polar Express, which spans 75 minutes of pure holiday magic. The Colorado Railroad Museum has recreated the famed Christmas train story, complete with the intrigue, sights, and sounds of the literary holiday journey to the North Pole. Children will have a chance to meet the conductor and, even more thrilling, to wish Santa himself a very happy holiday. If you listen very closely, you may even hear the jingle of a special bell. 

Stay Here: The Curtis Denver or Crowne Plaza Denver



The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

Scenic railroads so often head for the hills to create rural retreats from the city. And while the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad does take the scenic route, its starting point is a very urban locale: Cleveland. The train's holiday program is spectacular, carving out two hours to seamlessly replicate a boy's holiday journey to the North Pole and his resulting discovery of the Christmas spirit. The ride is absolutely magical, and kids will delight in the commemorative Polar Express cup they get to take home. Tickets sell out early for this one, so be sure to book well in advance.

Stay Here: Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade or Glidden House Inn



Adirondack Scenic Railroad

There are few places that make for a more perfect Polar Express setting than the gorgeous Adirondacks where there's pine trees, mountains, and snow, snow everywhere. The Adirondack Scenic Railroad hosts seasonal train journeys into New York's version of the North Pole, inviting the young and young-at-heart to chat with Santa's elves and listen to the famous story during the journey. Upon arrival (that'd be Holland Patent), Santa boards and takes time to greet every single kiddo aboard. On the return trip, kids receive their first gifts of Christmas: a silver bell, meant only for those who truly believe. And to round out the holiday spirit, riders snack on hot cocoa and cookies throughout the experience.

Stay Here: The Whiteface Lodge or Mirror Lake Inn



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