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The 5 best ads of Super Bowl 50

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The fight between brands to stand out at the Super Bowl is incredibly fierce.

With the price of a 30-second slot during the big game costing as much $5 million this year, it is important that companies get it right.

Some brands do this through crafting a thought-provoking message, and others just get downright creative and weird.

Here are five of the best from 2016:

SEE ALSO: Here's everything we know about the Super Bowl ads so far

5. Budweiser — Give A Damn

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Budweiser chose a big name for an important message.

Dame Helen Mirren sternly told off drunk drivers with an epic rant. Viewers particularly liked the "don't be a pillock" line, judging by the Twitter mirth surrounding the spot.

The stripped back nature of the ad, coupled with Mirren's star quality helped it stand out from the other brash spots on show.



4. Doritos

Doritos successfully caught our attention with its creepy Crash the Super Bowl contest winner.

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The ad features expecting parents watching a live ultrasound scan, when the father starts teasing the fetus with his Doritos. The fetus is so uncontrollably drawn to the spicy chips that, when its mother throws them away in annoyance, it leaps out of its mom's womb to grab them.

The edgy spot was much funnier than Doritos' other ad at this year's game: "Doritos Dogs."

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3. Honda —A New Truck To Love

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The Budweiser puppies were absent this year, but another dog stepped into their place to win over the hearts of Super Bowl viewers.

Honda’s ad, promoting its Ridgeline truck, saw a choir of sheep singing Queen hit “Somebody to Love.” But the best voice of the lot? The farmer’s sheepdog, who has a voice to rival Freddy Mercury’s.

The farmer is completely oblivious to his animals' talents, but the feel-good singalong was welcomed by Super Bowl viewers.



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Here are all the ads that ran during the Super Bowl — in order

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Super Bowl 50 was another advertising bonanza, with 30-second spots fetching as much as $5 million a piece.

Advertisers ranged from Pepsi to PayPal, Sun Trust to Shock Top.

Check out your favorites here.

We've included all the ads that aired nationally. You may recall seeing some other ads during the big game this year, but they were likely regional buys, which won't have aired in all markets. We also haven't included the ads for Super Bowl broadcaster CBS.

Thank you to CBS and iSpotTV for helping us compile the list.

Here we go!



Michelob Ultra — Breathe



Snickers — Marilyn



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This new service makes it easy to watch all of your Snap Stories from the past month

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When you post a picture or video to your Snapchat Story it disappears after 24 hours — but a new service called SnapMemories wants to make it easy to save your stories for future viewing. 

Launched at the beginning of February, SnapMemories collects all your Snapchat Stories and sends you all of them at the end of each month. Of course, you can always download your Snap Story each day directly from the app, but those videos can quickly clog up your phone.

Or as SnapMemories founder explains on his website as to why you shouldn't just save Snap Stories yourself each day, "limited memory, bruh." Instead, SnapMemories sends your pictures and videos to your email where they wont fill up your phone. 

Keep reading to see how to use SnapMemories. 

First, head over to the SnapMemories website and click "Sign Up."

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You'll be asked to submit some personal information, including your username. When you're done, click "Submit."



You"ll see this notification pop up. Now, head over to your email to verify your account.



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How a quiet boy from North Korea became one of the world's scariest dictators

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For the past 50 years, the world has grown used to crazy threats from North Korea that don't lead anywhere.

But the threats have taken a decidedly sharper and more ominous tone under Kim Jong Un, the third Supreme Leader of the hermit kingdom.

On Saturday, North Korea fired a long-range rocket. This follows Pyongyang's claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb last month.

These tests have sent the UN into full crisis mode, and the organization has declared an emergency meeting on how to handle North Korea and Kim. 

Here is how Kim Jong Un grew to be one of the world's most concerning world leaders.

SEE ALSO: Here's the kind of damage North Korea could do if it went to war

Kim Jong Un was born on January 8 — 1982, 1983, or 1984.

His parents were future North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and his consort, Ko Young Hee. He had an older brother named Kim Jong Chul and would later have a younger sister named Kim Yo Jong.

While Jong Un's official birth year is 1982, various reports suggest that the year was changed for symbolic reasons, including that it was 70 years after the birth of Kim Il Sung and 40 years after the birth of Jong Il.



Jong Un — here with his mother — lived at home as a child.

During this period, North Korea was ruled by "Great Leader" Kim Il Sung. While Jong Il was the heir apparent, Jong Un's path to command was far less certain.



Then it was off to Switzerland to attend boarding school.

Called "Pak Un" and described as the son of an employee of the North Korean embassy, Jong Un is thought to have attended an English-language international school in Gümligen near Bern.

Jong Un is described by former classmates as a quiet student who spent most of his time at home, but he had a sense of humor, too.

"He was funny," former classmate Marco Imhof told The Mirror."Always good for a laugh."

"He had a sense of humour; got on well with everyone, even those pupils who came from countries that were enemies of North Korea,"another former classmate told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. "Politics was a taboo subject at school ... we would argue about football, not politics."



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18 beautiful photos of traditional Chinese New Year celebrations around the world

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Chinese New Year is the most important among the traditional Chinese holidays.

Also known as Lunar New Year, the holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of the first month on the Lunar calendar, which is based on the moon's orbit, rather than the western Gregorian calendar, which is based on the earth's orbit. This year, the Lunar New Year falls on February 8.

The celebrations are inspired by a famous legend that says the evil beast Nien eats people on New Year's Eve. Since Nien is said to fear loud noises and the color red, celebrants light firecrackers, carry torches, and don red clothing to fend him off.

The celebrations then usually last for 14 more days. 

SEE ALSO: Here's how to conduct business with China during the Chinese New Year

As a way to frighten off Nien, the evil beast, people place red envelopes on their doors, light torches, and set off firecrackers throughout the night.



Children and unmarried adults are given red envelopes with money from their parents, family members, friends, or neighbors. It is believed that these gifts get rid of any evil that might be around the child, and help grant them a long, healthy life. The color red symbolizes good luck.



A few days prior to Chinese New Year, people deep clean their homes and purchase decorations.



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I took a weeklong challenge to overcome internet addiction

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Admit it: We're all a little addicted to the Internet.

It's a magical place with endless portals to hilarious memes, clever tweets, and information about literally everything in the entire universe. But sometimes, it can feel a little draining to consume all of this content every day.

As a digital journalist who has to stay on top of  the latest Internet trends, I'm constantly taking in massive amounts of information  — but not without side effects. According to researchers, information overload can make us feel anxious, hinder creativity, and damage our relationships. 

The producers of WNYC's podcast "Note to Self" have a solution. Last week, they tasked their tens of thousands of listeners to use technology mindfully in a weeklong series of experiments, called "Infomagical."

I signed up and chose one of their five "information goals:" becoming more in-tune with myself. Each morning, the podcast texted me a challenge to complete during the day.

Here's what happened.

On Monday morning, I received my first challenge. I was only allowed to single-task.

On Day 1, I was forbidden to multi-task. Research shows that the brain is actually incapable of true multi-tasking. Instead of doing two things at once, the brain rapidly switches from one task to the next. For people like me who work online, our brains flip-flop an average of every 45 seconds.

The effects of multi-tasking has only been intensified by technology, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin said in an interview with "Note to Self's" Anush Zomorodi.

Levitin's research has shown that the more people switch tasks, the more stressed they feel.



As a reminder to only do one task at a time, I posted this note on my computer:

I was both surprised and ashamed how difficult it was to single-task. I tried my best to completely finish a story before I moved on to answering an email or research for another story.

But then every few minutes, a Gmail would pop up on my phone or a tweet would slide out from the app at the corner of the screen. And I gave into the temptation of multi-tasking a few times.



About midway through the day, 'Note to Self' texted me to check in.



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Snapchat has a hidden feature that works just like FaceTime — here's how to use it

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You may think of Snapchat as a way to share goofy photos and short videos with your friends, but did you know that the app has a built-in video chat feature that works like Apple's FaceTime?

It's not easy to find, and video chatting on Snapchat requires two people have the app open at the same time. But once you know how to access the hidden feature, it could change the way you use Snapchat.

Open Snapchat and go to the message window for whoever you want to video chat with.

Swipe to the right on someone's name in your list of conversations and you'll be able to send them text.



Normally, there's a little yellow icon to the top right of your keyboard. Tapping it takes you back to the camera view to create a snap.



But when the person you're chatting with has the Snapchat app open to the same chat window with you, the icon turns blue.



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5 times troops made headlines for the wrong reasons

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For anyone who has worn the uniform, there’s a fundamental truth of service that never makes it into the commercials and recruiting ads: It can be boring as all hell.

Sometimes, either due to good intentions gone awry, frustration, or someone drank too much, service members and veterans make some bad decisions. In many cases, this ends with a hangover or a moment of public embarrassment. Occasionally, these choices lead to sprains and maybe a broken bone or two, like when a Marine decided to jump three stories onto a stack of mattresses.

But sometimes, someone does something so dumb and outrageous that it makes the news. Here are five of those moments.

 

SEE ALSO: If you’re in the market for a massive Cold War-era underground nuclear bunker, look no further

1. The soldier who stole a puppy to save it from being neutered

In early June 2015, US Army Sgt. Aaron Duvel of the Missouri National Guard was caught on video stealing a mixed-breed puppy from the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri with his fiancée, according to ABC affiliate KSPR News.

Having heard from a veterinary hospital that it is unhealthy for dogs to be neutered within the first year of their lives, the couple wanted to make sure this puppy was protected from such an operation. After being denied the opportunity to adopt the puppy, the couple thought the best course of action was to take him anyway.

“Really, the criminal part never really came in mind at all to be honest,” Duvel told KSPR with a seemingly amused grin. “It’d gotten pretty serious so it was pretty much past the point of dropping off some money and saying I’m sorry.”

Presumably Duvel’s chain of command didn’t appreciate seeing “guardsman steals puppy” in the news either.



2. The drunk soldier who defected to North Korea

On the night of Jan. 4, 1965, US Army Sgt. Charles Robert Jenkins crossed the heavily mined Korean demilitarized zone 10 beers deep and defected to North Korea.

As Business Insider previously reported, Jenkins decided to get drunk and then defect because his unit was being ordered to lead increasingly provocative patrols, and he heard they might be heading to Vietnam. His time in North Korea involved 24-hour surveillance, making it more akin to imprisonment than defection.

Instead of continued service in the military fighting communism, Jenkins spent the next 40 years learning the works of Kim Il-Sung by heart, teaching English to presumed spies in training, and acting in movies as the villain. Needless to say, Jenkins quickly regretted his decision.

In a 2005 interview on “60 Minutes,” Jenkins described being constantly watched and told when to eat, sleep, and even when to have sex. According to Jenkins, the North Korean government eventually brought him an abducted a woman from Japan to teach North Korean spies Japanese, and before long, they were married. Not exactly the most beautiful love story, but it did yield the pair two daughters.

Upon being freed in 2004, Jenkins reported for duty in Japan and was swiftly court-martialed, receiving a significantly reduced sentence for the almost four decades of internment in North Korea. He now sells crackers at a historical museum in Japan.



3. The soldier who landed helicopter on the White House lawn

In the early hours of Feb. 17, 1974, US Army Pfc. Robert Preston buzzed commuterson the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in a stolen Huey, and then approached the White House, landing briefly before Maryland State Police arrived in two choppers of their own.

Preston led them on an aerial chase, leading one officer to say afterward that he was “one hell of a pilot.” He proceeded to hover near the Washington Monument, nearly colliding with it, before returning to the White House, where he hovered 100 meters away on the South Lawn.

After taking shotgun and submachine gun fire, Preston put the Huey down and attempted to escape on foot, but was tackled and arrested. President Richard Nixon, who was in the middle of the Watergate scandal, was not at the White House during all of this.

Even though he led two police choppers, and scores of other law enforcement personnel on a high speed chase, broke a host of laws and military regulations, Preston only served six months in the military stockade, before receiving a general discharge.



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This travel photographer takes his dog around the world with him

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Hunter Lawrence is a photographer that specializes in incredibly unique shots of nature.

He has worked with a number of national brands and isn't stopping anytime soon.

I made it to Canada with @hunter_lawrence and @sarah_michelle_lawrence! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 photo by @hunter_lawrence

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SEE ALSO: At this New York City pet hotel, dogs can sleep in suites bigger than some Manhattan apartments

His most recent project involves his dog, Aspen. Aspen is a golden retriever from Colorado that was adopted by Hunter when he was six-weeks old.

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They do anything together, and when Hunter learned that Aspen loved posing for pictures, the magic began.

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Aspen has acquired a large following on Instagram, and Hunter plans to keep the side-project going for as long as he can.

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The most romantic hotels in New York City

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Valentine's Day is right around the corner, which means now is a great time to plan those last-minute getaways.

That's why we teamed up with our friends at Hotels.com to put together a list of New York City's most romantic hotels, where you'll find everything from ultra-modern bedrooms to lobbies that have remained timelessly chic for years. 

Whether you're taking a trip to the city or looking for a romantic staycation, these 20 hotels will take your holiday to the next level.  

SEE ALSO: The 24 hottest honeymoon destinations right now

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20. Hotel Elysée

Rooms start at $249 per night.



19. The Bryant Park Hotel

Rooms start at $225 a night.



18. The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park

Rooms start at $295 per night.



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Where to find the best food in Cuba

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In late December 2014 President Obama opened relations with Cuba, over 50 years after the embargo that stopped all US imports and meant that American citizens could not enter the country was first put in place. This shift has a lot of meaning, one of which directly affects the ability for Americans to travel into this previously forbidden city.

In April 2015, via a partnership between Yoga For Bad People and Cuba Educational Travel, I headed there myself under one of the 12 now government approved categories.  

Under a strict Cuban government approved itinerary, we had a detailed schedule that needed to be mostly followed each day. Though none of the people in our group were particularly used to traveling in this fashion, it was what was mandatory in order to be there as a US citizen, plus it did grant us undeniably incredible access to the fascinating country of Cuba.

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We were given a tour of the Museum of Cuban Art, guided by a Cuban art historian.  We were the fortunate audience to multiple live music performances in private venues, led by renowned Cuban singers and songwriters.  We were taken to the Nostalgic Cars garage, and spoken to about what it takes to repair classic cars by the owners themselves (and then given a surprise by being driven around in them!).

We ventured three hours outside of the city of Havana to Pinar del Rio and were welcomed into the home of local farmer and tobacco connoisseur Benito for a lesson in cigars and coffee.  We visited La Finca Vigia, former home of Hemingway.  And of course we did yoga, though in this instance it did fall secondary to the intense days exploring Havana and beyond.

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My adventures in Cuba did involve food as well, though the experience here was different than most.  Up until the early nineties paladares, privately owned restaurants, existed only illegally, and were somewhat limited in number.  

Nowadays paladares are more plentiful, but the resources able to go into these are still limited as Cuba of course is a socialist country.  Meats are bought on the “black market” (which here only means bought outside of government regulation) and spices are brought in by relatives or friends of the owners who are fortunate enough to go abroad at all.  

In my opinion, the venues themselves were more impressive in most cases than the food, which is not overly surprising given the circumstances.  The spaces were interesting though, and eclectic, artistic and impressive.  They were creative and colorful, and as full of life as the rest of Cuba was.

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The most traditional dish you can find throughout the city is ropa vieja, which translated means “old clothes.”  Stewed beef and vegetables are the main ingredients.  Beyond this comes a lot of lobster (this was a bit hit or miss), fish, yuca, tamales and no shortage of rice and black beans.  

The Spanish influence is prevalent in most dishes, as a direct result of the colonization of Cuba by this country years ago.  Mojitos tend to be the drink of choice!

Here are my personal food highlights, and where to find the best food in Cuba:

SEE ALSO: Business Insider goes to Cuba

El Cocinero

El Cocinero is the undertaking of rock, hip-hop, Afro-Cuban fusion musician X-Alfonso and is set up within an old cooking oil factory in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana.  There is a dining room on the ground floor and a large, outdoor patio on the roof with more tables for dining, a bar and impressive city views.

Next door is the Cuban Art Factory (La Fabrica de Arte Cubano) which had the most NYC like vibe out of anywhere we went.  Comprised of dozens of rooms, this space is a state supported project for blossoming young artists.  There are installations, paintings, poetry, dance and movie screenings at any given time.  



Dona Eutimia

Located right in the center of Old Havana amidst the plazas and the modest art galleries that line the cobble-stoned streets, Dona Eutimia is a recent addition paladar wise, but it’s history dates back to the 1970s when young artists used to gather near here to do their work.  

Drop by for lunch and you’ll feel like you dipped into a local’s casual dining room!



La Guarida

La Guarida stood out to me the most out of all visited venues.  To get here you’ll go into what feels like an old, abandoned home, climbing dozens of large, marble stairs until it opens up to a bustling old Hollywood feeling restaurant on the very top floor.  

The walls are adorned with photos of famous past visitors, like Jack Nicholson, Oliver Stone and Steven Spielberg.  Jazz music fills the air and light curtains wave as a light breeze passes.  The food is okay; not great, but overall La Guardia makes for a really good night out.  



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The 19 greatest empires in history

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History has seen empires that stretch across a fifth of the world; others that ruled hundreds of millions of people; and some that lasted more than a millennium.

Each empire seemed unstoppable for an age, but they all crumbled in the end.

Indeed, the age of empires may have ended with World War II, as world powers have moved on from colonization and conquest in favor of geopolitical and commercial influence.

We've ranked the 19 greatest empires of all time by the number of square miles each had conquered at their peak.

SEE ALSO: The 25 most ruthless leaders of all time

The Turkic Khaganate spanned 2.32 million square miles at its height in 557 until a civil war contributed to its collapse in 581.



The Han imperial dynasty spanned 2.51 million square miles at its peak in 100 B.C. It collapsed by A.D. 220 after a series of coups and revolutions.



The Ming Dynasty spanned 2.51 million square miles at its height in 1450, but economic breakdown and natural disasters contributed to its collapse in the early 17th century.



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Inside the £30 million bombproof mansion where Margaret Thatcher lived for 22 years

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Margaret Thatcher was one of the most polarising figures in the history of British politics. The prime minister's divisive policies split a nation, but when she wasn't ruling Britain with an iron fist, where did she spend her down-time?

Answer: in this £30 million bombproof mansion in Chester Square in the exclusive Belgravia area of central London.

The house was sold for a comparatively small £4.1 million when she died in April 2013, but has since been gutted and renovated over the past 18 months by development company Leconfield. While many of the original features remain intact, a 500-bottle wine cellar, a gymnasium, a cinema, and a terrace have also been installed.

The property is listed by Savills and is one of London's 'Blue Plaque' homes. The scheme, founded in 1866, attaches blue plaques to buildings with historically noteworthy past-residents. Having a blue-plaque can add significant value to your home as buyers look to get their hands on a slice of history. The former homes of Winston Churchill, Karl Marx, and Jimi Hendrix also have the prestigious plaques.

The six-storey property's stucco facade is typical of the upmarket area. However, the front door is bombproof thanks to its steel lining, while all front-facing windows are made of reinforced security glass.



73 Chesterfield Square spans over 7,000 square foot of living space. The floor of the entrance hall is covered with Hopton stone flooring, the same used in the Houses of Parliament.



The Grade II listed house hosted a number of world leaders. Richard Gutteridge, Head of Savills Sloane Street office, said: "If only the walls could talk, one could almost imagine Ronald Reagan and other heads of state sitting with Baroness Thatcher in her dining room."



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A rare look inside Tesla's electric car factory

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Tesla rarely lets cameras into its car factory in Fremont, California, where it assembles its high-end Model S and Model X. 

But the electric car maker recently let KPIX 5, a CBS TV affiliate in the Bay Area, into the massive facility to check out how its vehicles come together. 

Here's a look inside the secretive factory where Tesla builds its high-tech cars. 

 

Tesla's Fremont factory is massive. It's a one-mile long, 5 million square foot facility.

The facility is so big, in fact, that golf carts are used to get around.



It's packed with giant robots that can lift, rivet, and weld the car.

The robots also have names like Cyclops, Thunderbird, and Titan. 



Tesla uses robots made by the German robotics maker Kuka. The industrial robots are capable of lifting more than 2,000 pounds.



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The 28 best photos from the Denver Broncos' surprising win in Super Bowl 50

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In Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos shocked many by holding the powerful Carolina Panthers offense to just ten points and putting together just enough offense for a 24-10 win.

The defense was the story of the game, stripping Cam Newton of the football twice, once for a touchdown and a second time leading to an easy score.

While many considered the game itself a bit of a bore, it is still the Super Bowl, an event unlike any other. It also produced a number of memorable images.

Here are the best photos from Getty Image, the Associated Press, and Reuters.

Lady Gaga performed a great rendition of the National Anthem.



A great shot of the flyover during the anthem.



Outside the stadium, security was heavy.



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The 10 most popular commercials from Super Bowl 50

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The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 yesterday at Super Bowl 50. But for millions of viewers, the advertisements that play during breaks are just as exciting as the game itself.

We've already rounded up the best and worst ads of the Super Bowl, but now we're checking out which commercials were most popular with viewers.

Using data from their Unruly Viral Video Chart, ad-tracking company Unruly determined the 10 most shared Super Bowl commercials based on the number of YouTube and Facebook shares. 

"The key driver of video shares is making a strong emotional connection with people," said Devra Prywes, Unruly's VP of insights. 

Doritos' Crash The Super Bowl contest produced the top-shared ad this year with 893,465 total shares for "Ultrasound." Doritos "created a spot that surprised, amused and entertained viewers," Prywes said, though the "Doritos Dogs" ad ultimately won the contest. T-Mobile and Heinz each appear twice on this list for the 30-second and extended versions of their commercials.

Check out the 10 most popular commercials below.

SEE ALSO: The most-mentioned brand on Twitter during the Super Bowl didn't even advertise on TV during the game

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10. Heinz — "Weiner Stampede"

Agency: DAVID Miami

Total shares: 111,643



9. T-Mobile — "Drop the Balls"

Agency:Publicis Seattle

Total shares: 113,668



8. T-Mobile — "Restricted Bling" (30 Sec)

Agency:Publicis Seattle

Total shares: 124,551



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Inside the lavish private club for New York City's creative elite

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There are few things more exclusive than a private club. 

After years of working within the members-only club scene in London, Alan Linn saw a space in the market for a club that catered specifically to New York City's abundant creative community.

In 2007 he came to the US and opened Norwood, a now-bustling five-story club with more than 1,000 members ranging from 21 to 80 years old. Its ranks include architects, fashion designers, musicians, media moguls, and art collectors.

Linn's number-one tip for making it through the selection process is simple: "Be curious."

We talked to Linn about the history of Norwood, and what it's like to be a part of one of New York's top creative communities.  

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The club is located in an unassuming brownstone near the corner of West 14th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan. Built in 1874 by Andrew S. Norwood, the building was, at the time, an extravagant mansion with a total 13 fireplaces, mahogany doors, and intricate plaster crown molding.



To be accepted to the club, you must prove your involvement with the creative arts, and go through an extensive hour-long interview, which gets reported to the board of directors. "It's as much as what are we going to get out of them as members, as what are they going to get out of us," Linn said. There's a $800 membership joining fee, and an annual fee of $2,200 a year — or $1,250 if you're under 30.



"When we take on new members, it’s not always about everyone knowing everyone," Linn said. "It's about creating an alchemy, so to speak. It's nice to combine various professions and backgrounds at one dinner table."



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The best custom keyboard for the iPhone is now on Android too

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Slash, the best custom keyboard for iPhone, is now on Android too. The keyboard app strives to eliminate the pain of jumping between apps, and it does a good job of it thanks to a single button.

Slash's main feature is a blue forward slash key that sits at the bottom of the keyboard. This slash works wonders by allowing you to call up things from your favorite apps without leaving messages (or whatever app you are typing in, let's say Twitter).

Here's an example of how Slash works. 

If you have iMessage open with Slash installed and you type “/youtube Drake,” you're immediately presented with the top YouTube selections for Drake. Simply tap the one you want and you can send the link to a friend without ever leaving messenger.

But it's the sheer number of partners that makes Slash so powerful, with apps like Spotify, Soundcloud, Giphy, Foursquare, Google Maps, and more integrated.

Slash CEO Cem Kozinoglu tells Business Insider that the iPhone version is seeing over 5 million searches per month using the slash.

Another feature Slash recently rolled out, which works on Android as well, is the ability to make custom slashes. The idea is that if you have repeating text you always use, you can create a shortcut, Kozinoglu says. This can come in handy for things like your address, phone number, or email.

Here's a GIF of how the feature works:

The major pain point for Slash on iPhone is that, like most third-party iOS keyboards, its autocorrect doesn't function as well as the standard iOS one. But Kozinoglu says the Android version works with your old user data, so that problem shouldn't happen.

The Android app will support multiple languages out of the box like English, German, Spanish, Turkish, and French.

You can download Slash for Android over at the Google Play store.

Here are some shots of what Slash for Android will look like, provided by Kozinoglu:

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The 11 richest women in Britain who mostly got their wealth through marriage

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Britain has 18 female billionaires and dozens of female multi-millionaires. 

However, according to the Sunday Times' Rich List published in 2015, most of the wealthiest women in the UK owe their their spectacular fortunes to marriage or divorce.

Others inherited their vast wealth.

And some women built their own wealth before they got married, but married someone else even more wealthy than that, such as actress Salma Hayek, who is based in London.

Business Insider decided to take a quick look to see who made the top spots. 

11. Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild— £467 million ($673.6 million). Lady de Rothschild married into financial royalty when she said "I do" to Sir Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild. The British billionaire financier is her third marriage and she is now CEO of E.L. Rothschild, a holding company.



10. Inna Gudavadze — £650 million ($938 million). Inna and her family were pretty wealthy but the bulk of her wealth comes from her Georgian billionaire husband "Badri" Patarkatsishvili, who died of a heart attack in 2008. He amassed his wealth through his gold mines, oil, TV, casinos, property, and even a detergent plant.



9. Nancy Shevell — £730 million ($1.05 billion). Shevell married legendary Beatles singer Paul McCartney in 2011 and her wealth has boomed since then. While she brought £150 million (£217 million) to the relationship, from her share of her father's US trucking operation, McCartney is the major source of her wealth.



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Kickstarter just got its 100,000th funded campaign — here are some crazy stats about the company

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Kickstarter is celebrating its 100,000th successfully funded project — a photography project about the Falklands War — by releasing a host of statistics about the projects that came before it

"In the 6 years, 9 months, and 10 days since Kickstarter launched, much has changed and much has remained the same," the company wrote in a blog post. "To celebrate this milestone we took a look at 100 numbers behind those first 100,000 successfully funded projects." 

The crowdfunding site already has some big success stories, the biggest of which is Oculus, the company behind the Rift virtual reality headset that was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion (£1.4 billion)

The site also has some big failures, including Zano, a drone that received £2.3 million ($3.3 million) but never shipped to any backers

Here are some of the most striking stats about Kickstarter projects, according to Kickstarter:

The 100,000 projects were launched by 86,101 people.



It took 121 days to reach the first 100 successful projects. It took three days to successfully fund the last 100.



Of those 86,000 people, over 8,530 launched more than one successful campaign.



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