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This app makes sure you are never bored on a Friday night — or any other time

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Travel-planning app Gogobot will help you find fun things to do, whether you are traveling for work, on vacation, or just hanging out in your home town.

The company just released a new version makes that's even smarter in finding out exactly what you might want to do. It's now using "artificial intelligence to predict what you are looking for and highlight recommendations before you even start typing," CEO Travis Katz tells tells us.

Gogobot's claim to fame is a concept called "tribes" in which you match yourself to others with similar interests. This might be foodies, budget-conscious students, adventurer and/or families. (You can belong to many tribes.)

This, in turn, lets you get and make recommendations from folks with similar interests, be it someplace to eat, stay, or fun stuff to do. In many cases, you can book the reservation or buy the ticket right from the app, too.

The new version of the app takes the idea a step farther, Katz tells us.

It still factors in your tribes and your location, but now it responds to the weather (indoor things on rainy days, outdoors on a nice day) and the time of day (bars in the evenings, lunch spots mid-day). It knows if you are a tourist or a local, so it doesn't suggest tourist spots to locals, or ignore the best tourists spots for travelers.

It also factors in how far you will want to walk or drive: a couple of blocks for a coffee shop for city dwellers, many miles for a five-star restaurant in the 'burbs.

Here's some examples of the types of things Gogobot will unearth for you:

SEE ALSO: How this founder saved her startup by convincing a random guy in a coffee shop to invest $28,000

Outdoor stuff in London on a nice day, with coffee shop recommendations in the morning.



Brunch spots and weekend events in San Francisco for locals, far from the touristy areas.



Hotels and eats for a weekend on Martha's Vineyard.



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19 pictures that take you inside the fabulous lives of the super rich

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When you're rolling in cash, you can spend on some outrageous things.

That's what Robert Frank, host of "Secret Lives of the Super Rich," uncovered on the CNBC television show, which gives viewers VIP access into the extravagant lives of the wealthiest people on the planet.

With the show returning on March 30, we thought we'd give you a glimpse inside the lavish lives of some of the billionaires out there, courtesy of CNBC's Instagram account, @cnbcsuperrich:

SEE ALSO: 5 insights into the lives of billionaires, from the producers of hit TV drama 'Billions'

They can create mega-closets the size of homes.

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This one comes with a sit down bar. Others have spiral staircases leading to multiple stories — and one is a 3,000-square-footer modeled after the department store Neiman Marcus.



They can buy mega-mansions ... for their horses.

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Super-rich pets live the high life as well. Pictured above is a "home" in an exclusive neighborhood in Florida worth tens of millions of dollars — a home built for horses, that is.



They can order $1,200 margaritas at The London NYC hotel.

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The "Billionaire Margarita" contains limited edition Patrón tequila and Louis XIII cognac. It's being served as long as the Patrón remains available, so get them while you can.



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THEN & NOW: The cast of 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' 30 years later

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It's been 30 years since "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" first hit theaters, and the John Hughes comedy has become a pop culture icon.

Bueller (Matthew Broderick) fakes sick and ditches school with his best friends, Cameron (Alan Ruck) and Sloane (Mia Sara), and the trio's memorable day off takes them to a museum, to see a parade, and even results in a destroyed car.

Life has moved pretty fast since then, so here's what the cast has been up to.

THEN: Matthew Broderick got his start in theater and even won a Tony before playing the school-skipping Ferris Bueller. He was nominated for a Golden Globe.



NOW: Now married to Sarah Jessica Parker of "Sex and The City" fame, Broderick has continued to act and will star in Warren Beatty's upcoming rom-com "Rules Don't Apply."



THEN: Alan Ruck had starred alongside Broderick on Broadway in 1985, and had only appeared in two films before playing Ferris' hypochondriac best friend, Cameron. He was 29 when he played the high schooler.



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Here are all the UK tech figures named in the Queen's birthday honours list

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The Queen's birthday honours list awards people in the UK who have made significant contributions to society, including everything from charity, to journalism, and to technology.

This year the list includes several well-known names from London's tech scene.

Read on to find out who received honours:

Additional reporting by Rob Price, Sam Shead, Oscar Williams-Grut, Lara O'Reilly, Will Heilpern, and Max Slater-Robins.

Unruly cofounder Sarah Wood

Sarah Wood sold video ad tech company Unruly to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in September last year for $90 million (£62.4 million) in cash, plus up to a further $86 million (£59.6 million) if the London-based startup meets its performance targets.

Unruly specializes in serving and analysing video advertising and brand videos that appear outside the confines of YouTube and Facebook. Its technology allows marketers to buy “native” video ad formats using automated technologies and track their performance across social. The company also offers an analytics tool that predicts whether videos are likely to viral.

Wood received an OBE for services to innovation and technology.



Unruly cofounder Scott Button

Button is the cofounder of Unruly along with Sarah Wood and Matt Cooke. He previously worked as CEO of ad tech company Connextra.

Unruly posted a 35% increase in revenue year-on-year to $45.9 million (£28.7 million) in 2014.

Button received an OBE for services to innovation and technology.



TechCrunch editor-at-large Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher, TechCrunch's most senior journalist in Europe, is awarded an MBE for his services to technology and journalism.

Butcher is the editor at large of technology news site TechCrunch and is a high-profile journalist on Europe’s technology conference circuit.

Butcher started a movement in 2015 named Techfugees that aims to help Europe’s migrant crisis by harnessing technology and startups. It started in London, but has since spread around the world.



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These blob-shaped mojitos will terrify your friends — then blow their minds

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If you love science and tasty cocktails, we've got the recipe for you: A spherical mojito, mint leaf and all, that bursts in your mouth.

To create it, Tech Insider took a page from Spanish chef Ferran Adria, who popularized molecular gastronomy — a way to mix up traditional food recipes with organic chemistry.

To pull it off we modified one of Adria's revolutionary culinary techniques, called frozen reverse spherification.

Here are the steps to follow if you want to show off your lab and mixology skills to a group of curious friends this summer.

Step 1: Make mojitos!

Mojitos might be the perfect summer drink. Shake up your favorite mix of ice, rum, limes, mint, and simple syrup (sugar dissolved in water) to your own taste. Try it, then try it again. Yum.

If you don't have a favorite recipe, you can scale up this one as needed (it's for one drink):

- glass full of ice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
- 6 mint leaves (no need to muddle; the ice will smash it up)
- juice from half of a lime
- 1.5 oz of your favorite rum (a former bartender on staff prefers 10 Cane rum)

Once you've made the perfect mojito and you've made extra sure it's delicious, add two parts club soda to each part rum — this will help it freeze solid.



Step 2: Hack your mojitos.

Then for every shot of alcohol, also add a quarter teaspoon of calcium lactate, a calcium salt that can be found in baking soda, cheese, and antacids.

Pour the mixture into a silicone mold and put in the freezer overnight. If you want to be extra-fancy, put a mint leaf in the mold before you pour, so it's suspended in the orb. 

Now you can relax and drink any leftover mojito (responsibly, please).



Step 3: Mix up some sodium alginate, let it rest.

Sodium alginate is a derivative of brown seaweed. It's a natural polysacchride, meaning it's made up of long chains of sugars.

Take 2 cups of water — for best results, use distilled (not tap) — and mix it with about a third of an ounce of the sodium alginate.

When the alginate comes into contact with calcium ions, the molecules start to link up. If your tap water is hard (meaning it has a high calcium content), the reaction will start too early and the bath will start to gel before you drop your mojitos in. Which is why you should play it safe and use distilled.

Let it rest for 15 minutes or longer (preferably longer) so any air bubbles float to the surface and don't get in the way of the chemical reaction you're about to trigger.



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A spoiler-free rundown of everything we know about the new 'Harry Potter' play

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The eighth installment of the "Harry Potter" series — a two-part play written by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany titled "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"— has finally debuted to the public. 

And while spoilers of the entire play’s contents have leaked, we figured some fans who didn’t want spoilers would like a general walk-through of everything we know about the play and what you can expect.

Here’s everything you need to know about the play, free of spoilers.

It will take you a long time to watch the entire play.

The play is being produced in two parts. Not two acts — two separate parts.

As a result, fans must purchase two tickets to two different shows on different days, or you can purchase a Wednesday matinee and Wednesday evening performance where you can watch Part One and Part Two in one epic sitting.

Find out more info about how to see both parts on the Harry Potter Play website.



It starts during the time period where the seventh book left off — 19 years after Voldemort’s death and Harry’s victory.

Remember the epilogue of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”? That scene with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco Malfoy’s children going off to Hogwarts is at the very start of the play.



The play will center around Harry and Ginny’s middle son Albus Severus Potter and Draco Malfoy’s son Scorpius.

Albus, Scorpius, and Harry will be the main characters within the play, in addition to some other old favorites.

Here’s the synopsis from Pottermore:

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.

Ron, Hermione, Draco, and quite a few other familiar faces will also appear in the cast. You can see what some of the stage actors look like compared to their movie counterparts here.



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RANKED: The all-time top goal scorers in the European Championships

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Euro 2016 has just kicked off, and with every tournament fans wonder who's going to score the most goals.

Only three players on the list are taking part in this year's Championships, and all of them have a chance of becoming the Euro's highest-ever goal scorers.

But the competition is tough, and often just staying in the tournament let alone scoring is as much as some of the world's best footballers can manage.

Keep scrolling to see the Euro Championship's highest-ever goal scorers:

T-9. Zinedine Zidane, France

Goals scored: 5

Euro matches played: 14

We begin with one of France's most iconic players of all time, who retired with a bang when he headbutted Italy's Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final. He was part of the Euro 2000 winning team — as well as the 1998 World Cup champions — and since retiring has gone on to manage Real Madrid all the way to Champions League glory. 

 



T-9. Fernando Torres, Spain

Goals scored: 5

Euro matches played: 13

Torres has been on the Spanish European Championship winning side twice: once in 2008 and again in 2012. He also enjoyed World Cup glory in 2010, and has scored 38 goals for Spain in 110 appearances. He's currently on loan from AC Milan to Atletico Madrid, which lost out to rival Real Madrid in this season's Champions League final. 



T-9. Jürgen Klinsmann, Germany

Goals scored: 5

Euro matches played: 13

A legend for Germany and Tottenham fans alike, Klinsmann was part of the winning German team in Euro '96 (much to England's chagrin) while his other two tournaments saw the side come second and third respectively. Klinsmann has been managing the United States national team since 2011, and his know-how has turned them into a force to be reckoned with.  



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9 horribly designed everyday products that need to be reinvented

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Life can be stressful enough, what with problems like college loan debt, health insurance premiums, and falsely-promised Kanye shows.

We shouldn't have to worry about our simplest household products letting us down.

But plenty of them do — on a daily basis.

For every beautifully crafted Dixon-Ticonderoga pencil, there's a shampoo bottle that will never get completely empty.

And that's just one of many rage-inducing objects you probably have in your home right now.

Here are the products we've been using for decades that — somehow — have withstood any semblance of innovation.

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The mixed-temperature faucet was first patented in 1880. But somehow in the intervening 136 years, nobody has designed a standard model that extends far enough to allow you to wash both hands without hitting the back of the sink.



You know a product's packaging is poor when a new affliction — "wrap rage"— is invented just to describe the god-awful process of opening it. Plastic containers are nobody's friend.



The quickest way to make someone look like a doofus is to install ambiguous handles on public doors. No matter whether you push or pull, you somehow always ends up being wrong.



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Rare behind-the-scenes photos show Muhammad Ali training for one of his most historic fights

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In August 1974, photographer Peter Angelo Simon ventured to Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, to document Muhammad Ali at his remote training camp, "Fighter's Heaven." At the time, Ali was prepping for what would be one of his most historic fights: the world heavyweight championship against George Foreman. Ali had dubbed the fight "The Rumble in the Jungle." 

Simon wasn't sure what to expect. "I had never been to a boxer's training camp," he wrote in the intro to his upcoming book "Muhammad Ali: Fighter's Heaven 1974." It's an especially timely piece given Ali's passing June 3.

"While a global audience was fixated on his fate, I was able to record aspects of Ali virtually unknown," Simon said in a press release for the book. Ahead, see some of the intimate moments Simon captured of one of the world's most famous boxers.

SEE ALSO: 22 of Muhammad Ali's greatest quotes of all time

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"If there's a secret to my fights, it's how I prepare," Ali told Simon.



On his very first day, Simon was up at 4:30 a.m. with Ali, who was running down a remote road in his army boots and grey sweatpants.



At the end of his more-than-five-mile run, Ali warned Simon to get his camera ready. "Get this," Ali told him. Ali pulled his sweatshirt up, as well as the rubber liner inside it, and water poured out. "It's called letting out the sweat," Ali said.



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21 time-saving hacks that will free up hours in your weekly schedule

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Research about productivity teaches us one clear lesson: Multitasking doesn't work.

So what are busybodies of the 21st century to do? 

According to users on the question-and-answer site Quora, there are a range of daily behaviors people can tweak — even just slightly — to free up lots of extra time during the week.

Get ready to be your most efficient self.

SEE ALSO: 11 habits the most influential people share

Automate as many of your daily tasks as possible, so you can focus on bigger things.

"Let's see what are the things you could automate:

-Don't love going to the grocery store every week? Use Instacart

-Don't love going to the gas station every week? Use FuelPanda (Disclosure: I am a co-founder)

-Don't love cleaning your house every few weeks? Use Handy

-Don't love cooking every day? Try different Food delivery services

-Don't love washing clothes? Use Washio

-Don't love doing small online errands? Use Fancy Hands

-Don't love paying bills? Use Auto pay on your account

-Don't love thinking about what to wear each day? Wear the same type of dress every day

Once you automate everything that you don't love, then the rest is beautiful!"

-Pavan



Follow the "Two-minute rule": If something takes very little time, just get it done.

"If you can do something (like replying to an email, or a house chore) in 2 minutes, do it now. Planning it for later, remembering it, doing it in the future will take 5 minutes or more."

-Marius Ursache



Think of your ability to make good decisions as a limited resource, because that's what it is.

"Don't think that willpower will help you when you get in trouble. Make important decisions in the morning and automate everything possible (delegate, batch etc.). US presidents don't have to choose their menu or suit color every day — otherwise their willpower will be depleted at that late hour when they should push (or not push) the red button)."

-Marius Ursache



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This 747 private jet makes Donald Trump's plane look tiny

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For most people, private jets such as the $61.5 million Gulfstream G550 or the Bombardier Global Series are the epitome of luxury air travel, but there are a select few who can afford more than that. They’re converting airliners into private flying palaces. 

The most famous example in recent memory being Donald Trump's $100 million Boeing 757-200 business jet.

To meet this demand, Airbus and Boeing have begun selling "VIP" versions of their airliners under the Airbus Corporate Jet and Boeing Business Jet brands. While most of these planes are based on smaller Airbus A320 series or Boeing 737 models, one recent VIP conversion took luxury to a new level.

One very lucky, very wealthy, and very confidential client took delivery of a personalized Boeing 747-8, completed by Greenpoint Technologies of Kirkland, Washington. Its incredible 4,786 square feet of space feature a stateroom, lounges, an office, and a massive dining room.

SEE ALSO: Check out Donald Trump's $100 million personal Boeing

The Boeing 747-8 VIP is the longest and second-largest airliner ever built. Powered by a team of four General Electric GEnx engines, the plane can fly 8,000 nautical miles nonstop.



The Boeing has been selected to be the president's new plane and will one day assume the call sign Air Force One.



The asking price for the jumbo jet is $367 million — and that's before the all the luxurious goodies are installed.



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Comedian Rob Riggle names the 9 funniest people in comedy right now

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Comedian Rob Riggle is best known for hilariously memorable roles in movies like "21 Jump Street" and "Step Brothers," as well as for being on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Daily Show." 

But who are the people who make this funnyman laugh?

We talked to Riggle recently and he revealed the legends and good friends who can get him to crack up.

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John Oliver

Riggle shared an office with the host of the HBO hit "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" for three years at "The Daily Show" and still stays in close contact with him.

"We'll call each other and just do bits for the first 10 minutes. We won't talk about anything real," Riggle said. "It's just a lot of fun."



His Upright Citizens Brigade pals

Every Wednesday in Los Angeles, Riggle gets together with the comics he came up with while a member of Upright Citizens Brigade — Owen Burke, Rob Huebel, Jack McBrayer, Seth Morris, and Paul Scheer— to do an improv show called "Facebook" at the UCB Theater on Franklin Ave., and it sounds pretty amazing:

"We've been doing it for 15 years and for the last 10 they have been sold out every week. I think when the show started it was called "MySpace," that's how long we've been doing it. What we do is we get an audience member onstage and interview them using only their Facebook posts and then we get up and do an improv based on their life," Riggle said.

"Those guys crack me up," he said of his UCB crew. "We just still love getting onstage and doing improv together."



These comic legends

Riggle has to honor the comedy geniuses who came before him.

"Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Will Ferrell, those guys mean so much to me because I watched those guys and how they transform and watch the commitment to what they do," Riggle said. "I admire them."



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Citi Bike hasn't had any fatalities in more than 3 years — here's why

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Cycling in New York City's streets can be a harrowing process. In 2015, 14 cyclists died in the city — a fact that's memorialized by white painted bicycles in locations where fatal accidents occurred.

Yet Citi Bike, the bike-share program that allows tourists and locals to rent bikes for short periods of time, boasts zero deaths in the three years since it launched.

Here's why riders have remained so safe, according to researchers and transportation officials.

The bikes are slow.

Citi Bikes are hefty and designed to move at moderate speeds. (As a person who passes more than a few of them every time I ride my bike, I'm putting this lightly.)

Todd Schneider, an engineer at Genius, analyzed 22 million Citi Bike rides and found that average speeds for Citi Bikes was about 8.3 miles per hour. The average speed on a regular bike is 11 to 12 miles per hour, observations of bike lanes in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Bicycle crashes happen because of a combination of factors, but studies have shown that slower speeds, especially along intersections with limited visibility, make for safer commutes.



The tires can withstand bumps and potholes, and the seats are flat, keeping riders upright.

Citi Bikes have wide tires, much like mountain bikes, which allow them to easily weather bumps, potholes and uneven surfaces.

Researchers at the Mineta Transportation Institute found that riders experience increased stability when using wider tires. They also found that, because the Citi Bike seat is below the handlebars, riders are more likely to sit upright, maintaining better balance. On regular bikes, most handlebars are below the seat, which forces riders to lean forward and makes them more susceptible to falling over if they hit a bump.



The bikes are bright and highly visible.

The same study also found that Citi Bikes have increased visibility — the bikes are painted electric blue and include front and back lights, accessories that most regular cyclists have to buy separately.



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The 20 most beloved CEOs in America

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Can't stand the big boss at work?

Try getting a job at Facebook, LinkedIn, or Apple. Employees at these companies have three of America's most beloved CEOs.

That's according to a new report by Glassdoor, an online jobs and careers community. The 2016 Highest-Rated CEOs report relied solely on the input of employees who elected to participate anonymously in an online company review survey.

Respondents were asked to rate their CEO and say whether they approve of the way he or she is leading the company.

To be eligible for the final ranking, each CEO had to run a company with at least 1,000 employees, and had to have at least 100 approval ratings, senior management ratings, and company reviews between May 2015 and May 2016.

Below are the top 20. Click here for the top 50.

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1. Bob Bechek, Bain & Company

CEO approval rating: 99%

"Strong leaders are willing to take the time to do the right thing and support developing employees." — Bain & Company associate consultant



2. Scott Scherr, Ultimate Software

CEO approval rating: 99%

"Scott (the CEO) is the sweetest man alive and that's why the company has such amazing culture … he takes care of anyone and everyone around him."— Ultimate Software outside sales employee 



3. Dominic Barton, McKinsey & Company

CEO approval rating: 99%

"Good infrastructure, strong leadership, continuously improving, career growth is high, lot of motivation, care taken by leadership team, your ideas will be taken." — McKinsey & Company employee



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Here's how much the dieting industry has changed over the years

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The dieting industry has changed dramatically throughout the years.

Once-successful companies like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig are now seeing sales plummet, as consumers shift away from diet plans and instead embrace body positivity, according to a Mintel report cited by NPR.

"'Dieting' is not a fashionable word these days," Susan Roberts, a nutrition and psychiatry professor at Tufts University, told NPR. "[Consumers] equate the word 'diet' with deprivation, and they know deprivation doesn't work."

But consumers are still inundated with images and information about "lifestyle trends"— or newfangled versions of diets — that mesh better with today's obsession with health and wellness.

Here's how the dieting industry has changed.

People have long sought ways to be thin. Here's an old advertisement on reducing 'surplus flesh' and improving your figure.



Sometimes they resorted to taking pills.



Companies have been body-shaming women for years. This ad flat-out tells women to 'stop eating.'



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Here's how much money reality TV stars actually make on shows — it's not what you think

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How much money is there to be made by starring on a reality television show?

If you're Ryan Seacrest, Christina Aguilera, or Gordon Ramsay, that number is in the millions and can exceed $10 million per season of a show.

But those kinds of paychecks actually go to very few people. Most people starring on reality shows are making salaries that supplement the ones they make at their actual jobs, from their businesses, or from other opportunities afforded them by being on TV, such as licensing deals, book contracts, appearances, or food and liquor products.

Shows that air on broadcast television typically pay their talent larger salaries than those found on cable. And, of course, if the talent is also a producer or gets any cut of the profits, then that can mean bigger paychecks.

Business Insider spoke to agents, producers, and development executives on the condition of anonymity to get a sense of what reality TV is paying its talent.

See how much reality stars are making below:

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Star/executive producer: $16 million and up annually

If someone is irreplaceable, created a show, or stars on a show, then a base salary can be compromised for an executive-producer credit and profit sharing. Reality mega stars in this vein include Simon Cowell and Gordon Ramsay.

Cowell, currently a judge/executive producer of "America's Got Talent," reportedly earns an annual income of $95 million. That includes his profits from reality shows and his music label.

Ramsay, who stars on and executive produces at least five shows, reportedly rakes in $4.5 million per season of a show. He adds another $45 million in earnings from his media and restaurant businesses.



Celebrity judges on a broadcast competition show: $300,000 to $17 million per season

The salary for judges on a broadcast competition like "The Voice" or "America's Got Talent" varies widely according to popularity. For example, Christina Aguilera made as much as $17 million a season from "The Voice." By comparison, Blake Shelton makes about $13 million.

For "America's Got Talent," Howard Stern was reportedly paid $15 million a season.

Why so much? In addition to expertise and name recognition, a source told Business Insider that their pay factors in what they could've made during the time they're shooting the show. For example, if they were able to tour.



Hosts of a broadcast reality TV show: $200,000 to $15 million per season

"If you're hosting a show on broadcast primetime network, you get paid a lot," a source told Business Insider. "You start around 10 to $15,000 an episode."

But that all depends on a host's popularity and how long a show runs.

Ryan Seacrest is probably the best example of how the salary for hosting a reality TV show can get huge. Hiring him when he was a popular radio DJ, "American Idol"tripled Seacrest's pay from $5 million to $15 million per season in 2009. Now that the show is over, Seacrest can fall back on other hosting gigs and media productions.

But not everyone has such a great deal. By contrast, "Survivor" host Jeff Probst was reported to be making just $4 million per season for the popular CBS competition in 2014.



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A 61-year-old Oscar winner is getting insanely buff for a superhero movie, and people are going nuts

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Actor J.K. Simmons has been best-known throughout his career as a character actor who can seep into any role.

His stock rose in 2015 when he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his incredible performance as the psychotically driven music instructor, Fletcher, in "Whiplash."

But now the 61-year-old is the latest internet meme thanks to his pecs.

Pictures of Simmons working out have shown up on Instagram, and let's just say that the actor is focused.

Here's a sample:

SEE ALSO: Here's how reality TV shows get away with paying people nothing

Simmons is currently filming the next big DC Comics movie, "Justice League," in which he's playing Commissioner James Gordon. It's a role you'd think that he wouldn't need to be in superhero shape for, but maybe Jim is going to get more action in this movie.

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Most people lose money when changing jobs because they forget to take one thing with them

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Millions of Americans switch jobs every year, and that can be a good thing for those who move up the ranks to positions of better pay and more responsibility. But there’s a potential downside to mobility: the forgotten 401(k).

The more frequently workers hop around, the greater the chance they will leave behind 401(k) accounts that might be neglected or even lost over time. From 2005 through 2014, more than 25 million employees have kept at least one retirement account with a previous employer, and millions of workers have left two or more, according to Social Security Administration.

It’s easy to lose track of 401(k) accounts if you don’t take them with you. As the years go by, companies might be restructured, sold, or go out of business. As a result, their 401(k) plans might get folded or merged. At the same time, employees might change their contact information and fail to update a past employer.

“I’ve seen it happen,” said Mike Piper, a CPA and the author of the blog Oblivious Investor. “People change jobs, they never rollover [their retirement accounts] and they don’t know where their money is.”

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Leaving money behind can make sense, but out of sight shouldn’t be out of mind

It might make sense for you to keep your 401(k) with a past employer if you’re happy with your investment options and are comfortable with the fees associated with your plan.

If you choose to leave your retirement account behind, it’s important to monitor your investments and be sure they match your goals and risk tolerance as these are considerations that might change over time.

And make sure your plan has your current contact information and that you stay on top of your past employer’s status, writes Jeanne Medeiros, director of the Pension Action Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston. You’ll want to know if they have merged with a new company, or are facing financial difficulties.

If you aren’t up to the task of keeping up with the former account, it’s important to note that you do have other options, including rolling over your 401(k) to your 401(k) account with your new employer or to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).



Sometimes employers will call the shots for you

Keep in mind, if you don’t stay active in monitoring your retirement accounts, a past employer might make decisions on your behalf.

If you have less than $5,000 in a previous employer’s retirement savings plan, and you don’t indicate what you want done with the money, a plan can rollover your money into an IRA, a move that may or may not make sense for you. And if you have less than $1,000 in your account, a plan can simply write you a check. This could trigger taxes and penalties.

The bottom line: “It’s your money,” Piper said. “It’s up to you to make sure you know where it is and that it’s invested appropriately.”



Have you lost track of a 401(K)? Here are some tips for tracking it down

If you lose track of your 401(k), you might need to do some hunting to find it.

A good place to start is with your former employer. Contact the human resources or accounting department and be ready to provide your Social Security number and your period of employment.

Most employers are required to file an annual report on their 401(k) plans—ERISA Form 5500—with the Department of Labor. Using the name of your past employer, you can do a free search for those filings on efsast.dol.gov, a search engine run by the Department of Labor.

A plan’s Form 5500 will provide the identity of the plan’s service providers, said Richard McHugh, vice president, Washington affairs for the Plan Sponsor Council of America, which represents employers who sponsor 401(k) plans.

In some cases a 401(k) plan might be abandoned or “orphaned.” This might happen because the plan sponsor has filed for bankruptcy, or a company’s owner has died or been jailed.

The Department of Labor runs an Abandoned Plan database. This site helps plan participants learn if a plan is in the process of being shuttered or has already been terminated. You can search the site for the name and contact information for a “Qualified Termination Administrator,” a custodian, such as a bank or insurance company, which might have been assigned to terminate the plan. You can then contact this party and seek help in finding your lost retirement account



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Body-language mistakes successful people never make

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Body language plays a crucial role in our daily lives, whether we know it or not.

From casual interactions with strangers to more formal exchanges with colleagues; we can reveal to people what we’re all about (or not about) with just a few simple gestures.

For confident and successful people, positive body language tends to be part of their make-up but for others, a bit of gentle reminding may be required.

SEE ALSO: 10 proven tactics for reading people's body language

Avoiding eye contact

A lack of eye contact can indicate that you’ve got something to hide or that you lack confidence and interest.

When it comes to communicating in the workplace, maintaining eye contact is crucial – it conveys confidence, leadership and strength.



Weak handshake

Although a handshake only lasts a couple of seconds, a bad one can leave an enduring impression on someone.

A study done by the University of Iowa in 2008 found that those people who start job interviews with a firm, strong handshake are always perceived in a more favorable light than those who have a limp handshake.



Slouching

Slouching or bad posture signals that you lack confidence and have low energy levels. If your back is curved and your shoulders are pointing inwards, it makes sense that you will appear physically smaller.

On the other hand, good posture, i.e. a straight back and perked-up shoulders, maximizes the amount of space you fill and so denotes control and assertion



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Hillary Clinton made history this week — here are the countries that have had female heads of state for decades

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Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, and she's currently beating Donald Trump in many national polls.

Depending on how things shake out in the fall, the US may very well be headed for its first woman president. 

But if Clinton is elected, she'll be far from the first woman to run a country. Other nations have been smashing their highest glass ceilings for decades — here's a look at some of the most notable female leaders of the modern world.

Sirimavo Bandaranaike, prime minister of Ceylon, 1960

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the modern world's first female head of government. 

She succeeded her husband as prime minister of Ceylon — renamed Sri Lanka after it gained independence from Britain — after he was assassinated by a Buddhist monk in 1959, then ran a campaign and won the popular vote.

She ultimately spent the rest of her life in politics. Three-and-a-half decades after she first became prime minister, she served under her daughter, who was elected president in 1994.



Indira Ghandi, prime minister of India, 1964

Indira Gandhi was the daughter of the first Indian prime minister to lead the country after colonial rule. After her father, she's the second-longest-serving prime minister.

During her time in office, she worked to overturn the caste system but is also accused of contributing to the still-present tension between India and Pakistan. She was arrested in 1978 on corruption charges, but was reelected in 1980. In 1984, she was assassinated. 

The Indira Awaas Yojana, a government housing program for the poor, is named after her, as is the Indira Gandhi National Open University, the largest university in the world. 



Golda Meir, prime minister of Israel, 1969

Golda Meir, who was born in Kiev and raised in Milwaukee, joined the Labor Zionist youth movement and headed to Palestine in 1921 to join a kibbutz. There, she got involved in politics and contributed to the founding of Israel.

In 1969, she left retirement to lead the country following the sudden death of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. Her decision to forgo a preemptive strike in the Yom Kippur War was widely criticized, and in 1974, she resigned. 

Meir died in 1978 of lymphatic cancer. Her story has since been featured in multiple plays and films. 



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