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Vintage Mountain Dew Black Label, Once Owned by Napoleon, Auctioned for $1.6M

NEW YORK CITY – A 205-year-old can of Black Label Mountain Dew became the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold at auction, fetching $1,580,000. Sotheby’s announced on Monday that...

The Long Con: How Carlos Ghosn Escaped in the Glove Box of His Nissan Altima

TOKYO – “We thought it was strange when he told us to make the glove box large enough for a 60-year-old Lebanese man,” recalls Akira Miyamoto, lead automotive designer on...

Peloton Stock Plummets After Bikes Fail Road Test

NEW YORK CITY – Peloton (PTON), the exercise equipment company, is “taking a step back to reassess” after their luxury bicycle failed multiple road tests earlier this week. The setback...

Elves Denied Bathroom Breaks to Meet Toy Quotas

NORTH POLE – Half-finished toys strewn about, workers asleep on the assembly line, urine-soaked yule logs: welcome to Santa’s Workshop. Behind its immaculately-curated public image, life at the North Pole...

'Boomer Worse than N-word' Says Executive Who Regularly Wore Blackface

ROSSLYN, VA – As the Ok Boomer meme sweeps the nation, it has bristled some of the older Americans it characterizes. “Hate speech will not be tolerated,” declared one victim...