Sep
13
2011
Gold (Au, from the Latin word aurum) is the oldest precious metals on Earth. In 2001, gold cost USD 400 an ounce – now the price for gold has risen to USD 2,000 per ounce. Gold is pretty much embargoed in various mints, forts, and heavily guarded facilities, keeping its prices up. Though that may be the case, people still buy gold (in bars and coins) especially when the economy is bad. Apparently one can purchase gold from a number of places, including that ATM that churns out gold and Harrods, a department store in London.
If you want to know more about this recent rise in gold prices – among other random facts about gold – then click play below.
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Aug
25
2011
The world’s most expensive dog sold for a whopping 1.5 million to Chinese pooch lover. You read that right: The puppy in question is a purebred Tibetan Mastiff, one of the world’s rarest dog breeds. Just like its price tag, it’s also quite expensive to take care of since it lives on a steady diet of beef, abalone and sea cucumber. It’s commoner cousins sell at around 3,000 to 5,000 dollars so even then it’s still one of the most expensive dog breeds around.
On the other hand, the richest dog had inherited a boatload of cash (12 million dollars to be exact) from his deceased owner Leona Helmsley. Anyway, check out the video below to check out the priciest dogs around.
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Jun
9
2010
Today’s Who Knew? Video features something that everybody dreams about while whiling hours away in an office cubicle: executive perks. Well, as the name suggests, only executives are eligible to such perks. CEOs of gargantuan companies get the best employment packages and benefits if you count in the multi-digit salaries, the golden coffins and the golden commodes. Wait, what?
Omnicon CEO John Wren was supposed to get $41 million after he’s six feet under. Other CEOs got $6,000 shower curtains, race car driving lessons, free dry cleaning, gold toilets, and one million dollar toga parties. Apparently, companies offer and give these kinds of outrageously lavish perks to attract and retain talented executives.
And apparently, there is no justice in the universe.
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