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2023-05-29 12:03:01 A giant dump of unused fast fashion clothing in Chile's Atacama Desert is now clearly visible to satellites.

The still-growing mountain of discarded or unworn clothes — manufactured in Bangladesh or China and sent to retail stores in the US, Europe, and Asia — are brought to Chile when they aren't sold, according to Agence France-Presse.

See the satellite images that show the extent of the waste here.

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2023-05-28 11:10:02 The characters on the HBO show “Succession’ often reference real events and billionaire figures.

Inspirations include “the Murdochs and such,” its costume designer recently told Harper’s Bazaar.

Read the full list of things the Roys have said, done, and worn that capture the real-life world of the rich here.

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2023-05-27 11:46:02 As Iran grapples with rocketing inflation and widespread poverty, some are resorting to desperate measures to try to get out of debt: selling their bodies, part by part.

Insider has reviewed dozens of messages on the Telegram app, widely used in Iran, which appear to show impoverished Iranians advertising a range of organs for sale, with many citing debts and risk of bankruptcy as their reasoning for making such dramatic decisions.

Read more here on why Iranians are continuing to sell livers, corneas, and even testicles.

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2023-05-26 23:44:02 Do you really want to live forever?

The quest for longevity has gone mainstream as more people seek ways to reverse the aging process. People are taking prescription pills, cold plunges, and fasting intermittently to extend their lifespan.

Read more here about all the ways people are fighting off old age.

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2023-05-26 11:06:01 Emirates pilot Yusri Abu Baker shares his best tips to fight jet lag and the essentials to bring on board.

Baker used to be in the Singapore Air Force before switching to commercial.

He now flies an A380, piloting one of the longest flights in the world from Dubai to New Zealand.

Read Baker’s full list of 6 essential tips for surviving long haul flights here.

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2023-05-26 00:04:01 134 children with clinical obesity were given weight-loss drug semaglutide. Almost half of them lost enough weight to no longer be considered clinically obese.

Semaglutide, a medically-prescribed drug, is changing the face of obesity treatment, experts have said.

Read more from the study here.

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2023-05-25 11:02:01 New data from Knight Frank shows how rich you need to be to make the top 1% in 25 countries.

Monaco tops the list – you need $12.4 million to be in the European country’s richest 1%.

In the US you need $5.1 million.

It’s $3.3 million in the UK.

$1.6 million in the UAE.

$960,000 in mainland China.

Read the whole list here, and share with anyone that lives in these countries.

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2023-05-24 22:58:01 The rainbow sea slug is beautiful, vibrant, and an extremely rare find. There have only been three previous sightings of the creature in the UK.

Experts believe the slugs are adapting to climate change by moving into warmer waters.

Read more about the colorful slug here.

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2023-05-24 11:56:01 If you feel that looking for work is strange right now, you're not alone.

Economic instability, opaque hiring processes, and the destabilizing rise of technologies like generative AI have converged into an environment where it's hard for job seekers to feel like they have even a basic sense of what is going on.

Read more about the challenges job seekers are facing in the current labor market here.

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2023-05-23 22:03:01 Bryan Johnson is a 45-year-old multi-millionaire who is attempting to slow down his aging process. His latest venture involves getting blood plasma from his 17-year-old son, Bloomberg reported.

Johnson also gave blood to his own father, completing the tri-generational blood exchange.

Read more about tech entrepreneur Johnson and his expensive anti-aging routine here.

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