Two attacks at a Brussels airport and train station on March 22 left at least 30 dead, with dozens injured. While some people were on scene to directly help victims, others who aren't physically near the city changed their Facebook profile picture or tweeted out their support.

For some artists, creating and sharing art on Instagram is their way of coping with the grief felt over these brutal attacks — and clearly hundreds of thousands of people on the photo-sharing platform agree.

Scroll down for a look at some of the creations we were able to find.

French newspaper Le Monde published this cartoon by Jean Plantureux.

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Parisian artist Petites Luxures sketched the Jeu de Balle, a flea market in Brussels. The post was captioned: "Can't believe they f-cking hit Brussels!! One of my favourite cities on earth."

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Fernando Volken Togni is a Brazilian illustrator based in London. This minimalist dove and Belgian flag/flower expresses his desire for peace.

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The United States used to belong to passenger pigeons. The highly successful birds traversed the continent in flocks of hundreds of millions, impervious to predators from their sheer numbers alone.

Yet today no passenger pigeon lives. What happened in a span of just half a century?

As technological innovations brought European settlers deeper into North America in the mid-19th century, over-hunting and habitat destruction drove the birds to a swift extinction.

Check out these photos of the passenger pigeon's tragic demise — and a high-tech effort that just might bring them back.

The passenger pigeon's demise is a dark example of humanity's effect on the environment. How could such a numerous species be wiped out of existence within half a century?

They were so successful, they lived just about everywhere in North America and migrate in incredible numbers.

One flock that passed through southern Ontario in 1866 was estimated to include over 3.5 million pigeons. The cloud of birds blocked the sun and took 14 hours to pass.

Source: "Once There Were Billions" by Jerry Sullivan

There's no doubting the Warriors' dominance, but for perhaps the first time all season, things are getting interesting.

The Spurs found a weakness in the Warriors, handing them their first loss to a top-five team all season. And while the next level of contenders like the Cavaliers, Thunder, and Clippers are struggling, several teams, particularly in the East, are surging, making for an interesting postseason.

With about four weeks left in the regular season, the playoffs are around the corner, and the race is on.

Note: Offensive and defensive ratings measure points scored and points allowed per 100 possessions. League rankings are next to ratings.

1. Golden State Warriors

Record: 63-7, 1st in West

Offensive rating: 112.7, 1st

Defensive rating: 100.6, 4th

One thing to know: The Warriors have stumbled a little bit lately by their standards — they're 15-3, with only the 12th-best defense since the All-Star break. The Spurs might have finally found a crack in the armor when they beat the Warriors 87-79 Saturday night.

2. San Antonio Spurs

Record: 59-11, 2nd in West

Offensive rating: 108.7, 3rd

Defensive rating: 95.5, 1st

One thing to know: Tim Duncan came off the bench for just the third time in his career during the Spurs' win over the Warriors. The two games between these two powerhouses have been so different, the NBA world is anxiously awaiting the final two regular season meetings in the next few weeks.

3. Toronto Raptors

Record: 48-21, 2nd in East

Offensive rating: 107.2, 5th

Defensive rating: 102.5, 11th

One thing to know: The Raptors are nipping at the Cavs' heels, currently 1.5 games out of first place in the East. Of concern, however, is the slippage in their defense since the All-Star Break — they're surrendering almost 106 points per 100 possessions in 17 games.

The 13 hotel, set to open this summer in Macau, calls itself "the most luxurious hotel ever built".

Its swanky features include stained-glass bathrooms, Roman baths with retractable marble coverings, and complimentary transportation via Rolls-Royce Phantoms.

The hotel also came with a hefty price tag for developers, with each room costing over $7 million to create. The project reportedly cost $1.4 billion in total. 

The 13 recently released images of their "Villa de Comte", which will be their entry-level accommodations. 

From beds draped in velvet to private elevator lobbies and rooms adorned in Baroque features, here's what the extravagant villas look like inside. 

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The 23-story hotel has six different restaurants and bars to choose from, as well as a stunning design that incorporates Baroque elements with chic modern touches. Everything from the sculptures and wall coverings to the furniture was designed specifically for the property.

The hotel includes 200 large suites (which the hotel refers to as villas), that range from 2,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet. Luxurious touches include a range of period artworks, as well as a customized chrome furniture series for the living room, bedrooms, and bathrooms.

Guests can access each of the 200 villas through elevators that directly open to private lobbies.

Smithsonian.com announced the winners of its 13th annual photo contest Tuesday.  

The contest saw more than 460,000 submissions from photographers in 168 different countries. Nine images were selected as winners.

SEE ALSO: 15 beautiful images from the finalists of Smithsonian Magazine's annual photo contest

Tamina­-Florentine Zuch took home the prize in the Travel category for "Women’s Compartment of a Suburban Train".

The winner for Sustainable Travel was "My Time" by Tihomir Trichkov.

The American Experience category winner was Lauren Pond for "Trucker Chapel".

Someday soon we’ll all be riding in self-driving cars that whisk us around town via the most efficient route while we lounge (or work) inside.

In the meantime, however, the process of getting from one place to another still largely involves sitting behind a steering wheel trying to stay calm while battling traffic.

How often people have to deal with traffic varies greatly, depending on which part of the country they live in. Cities on the West Coast have the worst traffic, according to the newly released TomTom Traffic Index 2016.

The study found that Los Angeles has the worst traffic in the U.S., followed by San Francisco and New York. Traffic in all three cities got worse in 2015 compared to 2014. Seattle and San Jose round out the list of top five worst traffic cities.

Not surprisingly, traffic is markedly worse during rush hour. A typical commute in Los Angeles takes 81 percent longer during evening peak periods, and 60 percent longer during the morning peak, the report found.

The overall level of traffic in the U.S. remained relatively stable in 2015, compared to 2014, despite job growth and bad weather in much of the country. TomTom analysts chalked that up to new traffic management policies and infrastructure investment.

Several cities, including Las Vegas, Denver, Tucson and St. Louis, saw a decline in traffic congestion from the previous year.

5. San Jose

World rank: 51st worst
Extra travel time per day due to congestion: 40 minutes
Extra travel time per year due to congestion: 6.3 days
Worst hour to be on the road: Thursdays at 5 p.m.

4. Seattle

World rank: 44th worst
Extra travel time per day due to congestion: 39 minutes
Extra travel time per year due to congestion: 6.16 days
Worst hour to be on the road: Thursdays at 5 p.m.

3. New York

World rank: 39th worst
Extra travel time per day due to congestion: 33 minutes
Extra travel time per year due to congestion: 5.33 days
Worst hour to be on the road: Fridays at 5 p.m.

Getting a degree in business, management, or finance can springboard you into a lucrative career in banking, finance, or the hedge fund industry.

Every year QS produces a comprehensive ranking of the world's best universities, broken down by both region and subject. QS' latest ranking was released on Tuesday and the education company's latest ranking includes some interesting data about which universities provide the best education in the discipline of business and management.

The university ranking is based on the institution's reputation with academics and employers, and the number of research citations the school gets per paper published in a specific discipline — in this case business and management.

Check out the highest ranked universities for doing a degree in business and management below.

24. The University of New South Wales: 83.6 — Located not far from downtown Sydney, UNSW is one of Australia's most prestigious universities. Overall the university is ranked 46th by QS, but for business and management, it's far higher, scoring particularly well amongst employers.

22 (joint). Northwestern University: 83.9 — Northwestern, close to Chicago in the northern USA, has jumped three places from 25th to 22nd in this year's business and management ranking. It scored highly in the citations category, although its reputation, according to the QS ranking system, amongst employers is relatively low.

22 (joint). Columbia University: 83.9 — New York-based university Columbia has one of the best business and management degrees on earth through its central New York campus. It is unmoved from last year's QS ranking.

Technology in global investment banking has gone from a necessary cost to a possible saviour.

The banks that get their technology strategy right will stay profitable at a time when sluggish global growth, low interest rates and ever-developing regulations are hitting the bottom line.

Those that don't, won't. Goldman Sachs is aiming to be in the former camp.

Goldman employs around 9,000 people in its tech division globally, about 25% of its total staff.

We got the opportunity to follow two of them around for the day in London: Samira, a developer working on trading applications for the foreign exchange desk; and Ria, who works in cyber-security threat detection.

Here's what their day is like:

Meet Samira. She joined Goldman Sachs in 2014 as a developer building data visualisation apps used by the FX traders to show trading trends between the bank and its clients.

Meet Ria. She also joined Goldman Sachs in 2014 after a year on a graduate work placement. Ria works on projects to improve the bank's cyber-threat detection and response.

Both work at the Goldman Sachs' London head office, on Fleet Street. Their day starts at around 8:30 – 9am.

Over the past few weeks, logo-less billboards have started springing up all over the US that, at first glance, look like the kind of everyday "welcome to..." road signs that greet people as they enter into a neighborhood.

But Snapchat fans taking a closer look at the hyper-local ads — celebrating districts such as Palm Springs, the Meatpacking district in New York City, and Mission in San Francisco — will realize they actually represent the individual geofilters found within the photo-sharing app.

Geofilters are the location-based graphics users can place over their snaps as a way to make their photos and videos look more entertaining and let their friends know where they are snapping from.

Last year, Snapchat allowed users to submit their own geofilters— using Adobe Illustrator of Photoshop — many of which have been accepted in the app for other users to apply to their snaps. Some of those user-generated geofilters feature among the 50 billboards in the US and Canada version of the campaign.

Snapchat plans to roll out the next edition of the push in the UK.

The campaign was created in-house, with MediaVest responsible for media buying.

It marks Snapchat's second outdoor advertising effort, following on from its minimalist bright yellow billboards displaying the brand's white ghost logo, which appeared around tech hubs in the US last year. Snapchat has also forked out for big outdoor advertising pitches at recent industry events including CES in January and the Cannes Lions advertising festival last summer.

Check out some of Snapchat's US geofilter billboards below:

SEE ALSO: Snapchat just poached a key ad exec from Facebook to turn on the money jets

Downtown Chicago.

The Lincoln Park, Chicago geofilter was user-created.

Arlington, Texas.

There a crisis brewing in the US housing market.

A shortage of supply with rising demand is ramping up prices and making housing increasingly unaffordable.

And a report Monday from Trulia showed that the number starter homes — in the cheapest price segment — has dropped 43.6% in the past four years.

Trulia's report included the top ten US housing markets where inventory for starter homes has shrunk the most in the last four years.

Here they are: 

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Portland, Oregon-Washington

Starter home inventory, 2012 Q1: 2,526

Starter home inventory, 2016 Q1: 732

% change in starter home inventory: -71%

San Francisco, California

Starter home inventory, 2012 Q1: 606

Starter home inventory, 2016 Q1: 158

% change in starter home inventory: -73.9%

Houston, Texas

Starter home inventory, 2012 Q1:7,448

Starter home inventory, 2016 Q1:1,934

% change in starter home inventory: -74%

There's no question that a career in tech can be awesome. The tech industry offers employees unbelievable perks, tons of advancement opportunities, interesting work and high pay.

But it's also an unquestionably male-dominated industry with a clear undercurrent of sexism.

One place where that sexism is present is in the paychecks of women, finds a recent report by job hunting site Glassdoor.

Glassdoor examined its database of hundreds of thousands of self-reported salaries, controlling for factors like age, education, years of experience, job title, employer and location. 

And it found than in many tech jobs, women are not being paid equally.

SEE ALSO: 26 Oracle rock-star engineers changing the company

It's true that women overall earn about 76 cents for every dollar men earn, Glassdoor's research confirmed. But there's a catch with that statistic ...

It's not an apples-to-apples comparison. When controlling for factors like age, education, years of experience, job title, employer and location, (aka calculating "adjusted pay"), women still earn less, but it's about 5% less, or about 95 cents for every dollar men earn.

Some industries have less of a gender gap and some industries have more. Healthcare is the worst, Glassdoor found. The tech industry is No. 10 on the list.

Anyone who has ever paid rent knows the price can be steep.

And there are ways landlords can increase your rent before you even sign the lease.

"If a landlord finds that a renter might have something that could be potentially damaging to the property or a disturbance to the neighbors, they might be more likely to charge extra rent or a fee that a renter might have to pay upon taking a lease," Ralph McLaughlin, Trulia's chief economist, told Business Insider.

Since there are many factors that could raise your rent, McLaughlin suggests avoiding landlords who offer a range in their price — though the practice is usually only common when landlords are listing multiple units.

"Landlords who offer a range means that they have some discretion on what they advertised the place for, so they might offer a tenant the higher end of that," McLaughlin said. "It's better to find a landlord who is specific in the amount: no more, no less."

If your landlord does offer a range, here are five factors that could cost you more in rent:

SEE ALSO: The 11 most expensive cities in America

Having a pet

One of the most common reasons your rent could be higher than your neighbor's is your furry friend, according to a study by McLaughlin at Trulia. Many landlords may increase rent or charge more for the security deposits if you have a pet.

Based on the study, there are three major fees that are likely to cause rent prices to go up with your pet: a pet fee, a pet deposit, and a monthly pet rent.

A pet deposit is a refundable fee paid upfront to the landlord on top of your regular rental deposit. A pet fee is similar, except it is not refundable. Pet rent is a monthly nonrefundable payment paid in addition to regular rent, according to McLaughlin.

The study also calculated these average fees in 25 of the largest US rental markets. The average pet deposit fee is around $175; the average pet fee is around $117; the average pet rent is about $9.

Having more people in your unit

The legal number of persons allowed in the unit varies from state to state. But rentals are usually listed for a particular number of occupants, with the common accepted persons per unit being two per bedroom, plus one extra person.

If the number of people living in the unit exceeds the number listed in the contract, a landlord could charge extra rent.

"If it’s a one-bedroom place, and you split it with a friend, a spouse, or a partner, and you also want to have two other people living there, the landlord might charge extra or charge a higher security deposit," McLaughlin says.

He also suggests checking the city or state policies or laws on occupancy rates to make sure you're within the legal guidelines, and that you aren't being charged unnecessarily.

Having a contract that's too short or too long

According to McLaughlin, most leases are a year in length. Having one for less than a year can increase your rent. Having a lease for more than a year can also increase your rent.

"Like a mortgage, longer term payouts tend to need to be at higher rates than shorter term payouts — the same might apply to renter leasing," McLaughlin said.

If it's a shorter lease, the landlord might adjust your rent and charge you for the period of time where they are not receiving a renter or are looking for renters to replace you. With a longer lease, landlords might charge a higher fee because it means that they can't increase the rent as much as they would were they to bring in new tenants.

Earlier this month, MIT scientist Brad Hayes created a Twitter bot that sounds eerily like Donald Trump.

He christened the bot DeepDrumpf.  Every day it tweets gems like, "I'm what ISIS doesn't need" and "We have competence. Our people don’t need anybody. I have smart people."

At first, it was tweeting pure nonsense. It still doesn't make total sense, but it seems to be getting at least a little smarter.

Tech Insider talked to Hayes, and he confirmed our hunch: with help from a process called deep learning, DeepDrumpf converts data into an algorithm that it can understand. Deep learning helps the bot to improve (or speak more like a human), because it is continuously learning from itself.

"As I get more data to incorporate, the model can cover a broader region of the language space and still have a good probability of generating valid English sentences," Hayes tells Tech Insider.

Keep scrolling to learn how.

DeepTrumpf is programmed with an AI algorithm that studies Trump's speech and debate transcripts.

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[Cuba is] a disaster. I am a president candidate doesn't get greedy. We have tremendous deals. Everybody agrees.

"The way he speaks, mainly using imperative statements or directing insults to his opponents, lends itself to this kind of statistical modeling," Hayes says. "There doesn't necessarily have to be a lot of continuity across sentences to stay true to the source."

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[Local education is] not problems. It's democrats and in all of - all of these places in this country. I make the best colleges. Thank you.

Since DeepDrumpf launched, Hayes has added more hours of transcripts to the algorithm. He has also tweaked the algorithm to correct misspelled words and strings of nonsensical words.

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We have millions and millions of people. Ted have a big, big problem. I'll tell it very interesting Thursday. We make America great.

"Daredevil" fans were ecstatic when actor Jon Bernthal was announced to join the cast for season two as the antihero Frank Castle/The Punisher. Bernthal is best known to fans as Shane from AMC's hugely successful "The Walking Dead." 

"I know how important this character is to you guys and I know how important this show is to you guys,"Bernthal told fans at New York Comic Con in October. "I look at this as a huge honor, a huge responsibility, and I give you my absolute word I'm going to give everything that I have," he said. 

With a brutal storyline examining the corrupt justice system and Bernthal's incredible work as a grim reaper out for revenge after losing his family, The Punisher is the most compelling villain to come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (encompassing both the films and the Netflix series) yet. 

Warning! There are spoilers up to season 2, episode eight "Guilty as Sin" ahead!  

The Punisher's battle against Daredevil exhibits the two sides of justice.

Matt Murdock/Daredevil wasn't exactly a pacifist in the first season, but we know he always opposed killing his opponents, including nemesis, Wilson Fisk. The key to Matt's storyline in season two is refusing to killing his enemies, even when his friends are the ones getting hurt.

Castle thinks of this as a "half-measure" and aligns Matt's beliefs with the same type of injustice that didn't prosecute his family's killers. He wants to kill criminals, not imprison them. We hear him tell Daredevil, "I think you're a half measure, I think you're a man that can't finish the job. I think that you're a coward." 

Here we see the two sides of justice: if it's too soft, it only emboldens criminals who aren't afraid of the consequences of getting caught. If it's too harsh, it becomes oppressive and gives cops and vigilantes like Daredevil the unearned right to choose who lives and who dies. 

Largely due to Bernthal's incredible acting, viewers empathize with Punisher's grief and frustrations for the loss of his family while also being reminded he's a cold-blooded criminal.

Castle doesn't want to imprison the people who killed his family. He wants them dead. In the trailer, Sergeant Mahoney explains to Daredevil that a "new player" has been tracking gangs to their bases and destroying them "with knowledge and hardwire to take out half the city." He warns Matt that "Hell's Kitchen is about to explode." 

Matt resolves to stop Castle, concerned that soon innocent people will get caught up in his "war on crime" in Hell's Kitchen. Although they both want an end to organized crime, their methods are polar opposites. As Punisher summarizes, "You hit 'em and they get back up. I hit 'em and they stay down."

The limits of the legal system are a key theme in Netflix's Marvel adaptations.

Much of the story in Netflix's other recent Marvel adaptation,"Jessica Jones," revolves around trying to get a legal case prosecuted. As we saw in Jessica's critically acclaimed series, the disappointments of the legal system are numerous: unreliable witnesses, dismissive and uninterested law officials, corrupt lawyers, etc.

Similarly, season one of "Daredevil" is mostly about Matt trying to find concrete evidence of Wilson Fisk's misdeeds. Despite having his hands in all manner of crimes, weapon sales, forced prostitution, drugs, Fisk was careful to never leave a paper trail and paid off dozens of judges and police officers. In both series, the heroes have key scenes where they wonder if it would be better to simply kill their greatest enemies. 

Hotel security has become a concern for some frequent travelers.

Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews recently won a $55 million law suit over a nude video that was taken by a stalker who got a hotel room next to hers at a Nashville Marriott hotel in 2008.

Her case inspired NBC's Today Show to conduct a special investigation. Two reporters tested several hotels and found that while some refused to give out personal information, others revealed guests' names as well as their exact room number. 

We spoke to Anthony Melchiorri, host of Travel Channel's "Hotel Impossible", to hear his tips on how you can keep your information secure during your next trip. 

From when you check in to when you leave your room, here are 13 ways to make sure you're staying safe. 

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Stay at hotels that offer restricted access.

When deciding on a hotel, Melchiorri recommends looking for properties that offer restricted access.

This includes hotels that block access to guest floors unless you have a key to insert in the elevator, as well as those that have one-way stairwells.

Don't use your first name when checking in.

One of the simplest ways to keep your information private is to avoid using your first name when you check in.

Give the front desk your first initial and last name. For women who are traveling alone, Melchiorri suggests using "Mrs." to give the impression that you're traveling with at least one other person.

Ask for a room change upon your arrival.

According to Melchiorri, hotels will often pre-block rooms before you check in, so ask for a room change upon arrival.

This simple change can eliminate the chance of anyone knowing what your room number is prior to your arrival.

Getting rich may have more to do with your mentality than anything else.

"If you follow the beliefs, philosophies, and strategies of the rich and take action, you have a legitimate shot at becoming a millionaire," writes Steve Siebold, a self-made millionaire and the author of "How Rich People Think." "The secret is not in the mechanics of money, but in the level of thinking that generates it."

To help you start thinking like a millionaire, we rounded up pearls of wisdom from the rich — and people who have studied the rich — that may change the way you look at money.

SEE ALSO: 15 ways to guarantee you won't become a millionaire

"How much you earn has almost no bearing on whether or not you can and will build wealth. Regardless of the size of your paycheck, you probably already make enough money to become rich."— David Bach

It's not about how money much you make — a salary with a bunch of zeros tacked on the end doesn't necessarily equate to wealth. What matters is how much you keep.

The good news is that anyone can start saving. You don't need to be rich to invest and take advantage of the power of compound interest; you just have to be smart about it and start as early as possible, because when you start to save outweighs how much you save.

Source: "The Automatic Millionaire" by David Bach

"No one comes out of the womb a financial genius. Every rich person learned how to succeed at the money game, and so can you ... Success is a learnable skill."— T. Harv Eker

Even the wealthiest, most successful people had to start somewhere. Consider self-made billionaire Mark Cuban: "I've learned that it doesn't matter how many times you failed,"he told Smart Business. "You only have to be right once. I tried to sell powdered milk. I was an idiot lots of times, and I learned from them all."

Getting rich is not out of reach. As Eker stresses, it's a learnable skill. Start by learning from the people who have already done it by reading a biography of someone incredibly wealthy and successful. Try "Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller,""Andrew Carnegie,""Steve Jobs," or "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life."

Source: "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" by T. Harv Eker

"You don’t get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate."— Farnoosh Torabi

You can't sit around and expect a raise or bonus to fall in your lap — even if your boss notices your hard work and efficiency, he or she won't necessarily pay you more. You have to ask for what you want.

There's a right and a wrong way to go about this delicate conversation. Read up on things you should never say in a salary negotiation, know what you're worth before heading into the meeting, and consider tips from a 28-year-old woman who made a $30,000 leap.

Source: Farnoosh Torabi via Business Insider

Tequila gets a bad rap. Most times you’ll hear dudes complaining about the Mexican-based liquor causing overnight blackouts, stomach issues, serious hangovers, and basically every other upsetting, alcoholic side effect in the medical book. Man up, bro.

Any playboy looking to keep his swag intact must keep tequila as part of their alcohol regimen. Why? You’d be surprised to hear the health and skincare benefits that come with downing a glass straight, with no chaser. Tequilas made from 100% agave posses mystical beauty powers that can impact a man’s entire appearance from their sex drive to their skin texture.

Drinking in moderation is the only true way of experiencing these virtues. So don’t view this as an open invitation to increase your Don Julio intake when hitting the bar this weekend. Take it light and make it conducive to your lifestyle. With that said, raise a shot (or two) and read up on the tantalizing ways tequila makes you look hotter.

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Acts as a sexual confidence booster

Cocktails are seductive, especially certain tequila-based ones like the Agua Verde Margarita that serves as a natural aphrodisiac. Interestingly enough, the distilled alcohol is rich in fructans, plus acts as a probiotic and prebiotic that feeds the body healthy bacteria to balance out the immune system. Recent studies suggest that probiotics can enhance your sexual drive, with preliminary studies being done on laboratory mice showing they inseminated partners at a faster rate and increased the weight of their testicles by 5%. How randy.

Makes for a mean skin exfoliant

Tequila is considered a cleaning analgesic. In other words, it bears astringent properties that remove excess dirt and oil from the skin. Many luxury spas are using it as an ingredient for skin treatments, detoxifying and tightening pores. You can achieve similar results by creating a DIY Margarita Salt Scrub combining 1-2 tablespoons of tequila with other ingredients to moisturize your outer shell. Adding lime into the mix helps since it’s a natural soothing and skin conditioner.

Shreds the fat

One of the biggest misconceptions of weight loss is you must eliminate alcohol entirely to maintain a hot figure. Bullshit. It’s possible to wet one’s whistle and stabilize your diet. Tequilas boast a specialty sugar named agavin that carries weight-loss properties and doesn’t increase blood sugar levels. It also reduces fats and sparks metabolism to burn (you guessed it) calories.

I’ve been fortunate enough to have lived and traveled all across Europe for the past three years. I’ve visited 16 countries, walked the hallowed grounds of history’s battlefields, and reveled in the beauty of some of the greatest cities in the world.

These new adventures sometimes came with never-before-made mistakes. I’ve made my fair share when it comes to figuring out the best ways to save and spend money in a foreign land. There are things you will never think about until it’s too late—whether it’s on the flight over or a few weeks into your journey. Hopefully, these helpful money saving tricks will mean you don’t make the same mistakes I did.

My experience and this article focus primarily on Europe, but the principles remain the same no matter where you travel or live. Here’s some of the money-saving tips I’ve learned that can be applied all over the world:

SEE ALSO: The 11 best US cities for young people to buy a home

1. Cash is king

Many who live in the United States are used to this common principle: credit cards are accepted wherever you go. If you’re not used to carrying paper currency every day, be prepared for the reality that cash is still king in a large part of the world.

For example, the majority of local stores and restaurants in Germany accept only Euros. Your credit and debit cards are not welcome in some places, and it’s always a good idea to have some local currency on hand.

2. Save money in exchange fees

The best way to save on exchange fees is to wait until you arrive at your destination airport before obtaining the local currency through an ATM. If you exchange money beforehand, your home bank will charge a service fee, and you’ll have to keep track of a large amount of cash during the movement phase of your trip.

You will almost always get a better exchange rate on ATM withdrawals versus what you would pay to an exchange service in the airport or a touristy location. Notify your bank that you’ll be traveling at least one week prior to departure to ensure your ATM card will work without interruption.

3. Save money at the ATM

Always choose the “charge in local currency” option when withdrawing cash. When you travel to or live in a foreign land, you can always withdraw the local currency at any ATM. When I use my ATM card in Europe, I’m presented with two options: withdraw in local currency or withdraw with conversion to my home currency. Either option will put Euros in my hand, but the conversion to home currency option will always cost more. 

The ATM’s offered rate will always be less than the real rate and represents a commission much like what you will pay at the airport kiosk or the exchange booth. The bank that runs the ATM service is looking to make a profit off of you, so choosing the local currency option allows you to avoid high exchange fees and commissions. In some cases, I’ve seen savings of $10 on a single ATM withdrawal.

(Hint: Another way to save on cash is to ask your bank if they will redeem all international ATM service fees.)

The Subaru Impreza was recently heralded for its safety tech, crash results, and all-wheel drive system by Consumer Reports, a team of automotive experts. And now, the 2017 version of the Impreza is here.

The 2017 Subaru Impreza, unveiled at the New York Auto Show, is decked out with semi-autonomous features and other high-tech innovations that weren't present in the previous year's model.

Here's a closer look:

The Subaru Impreza comes with its standard all-wheel drive and comes with slightly better horsepower than the 2016 version at 152 HP.

The 2017 version offers all the semi-autonomous features present in the prior year's model, including pre-collision braking and adaptive cruise control.

Also like the 2016 model, the car can alert you when there's an obstacle behind the car when you're reversing and has lane keep assist to prevent drift.

Dan Marbaix, a wedding photographer based out of London, used to have a mischievious little hobby. He liked to sneak into abandoned grounds — mental asylums, orphanages, power stations, and chemical plants — and snap pictures.

"If you tell me to go somewhere where I'm not allowed to go, that's exactly where I'm going to go," Marbaix tells Tech Insider.

Since becoming a dad, Marbaix hung up his urban explorer badge, but not before getting inside this haunting European prison. He shared some photos with TI, and you can check out more on his Flickr.

Dan Marbaix built a reputation for trespassing on abandoned properties for 15 years.

"Trespassing, not breaking in," he clarifies. "Climbing up through a second story window is not illegal." (We'll have to look into that ...)

Identifying a building's location is easier than you think. He credits Google Street View — "you can literally break into somewhere from the comfort of your own home."