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Landlords-are-parasites: this Depression lesson sold 275M copies

Sep 15, 2026

Landlords-are-parasites: this Depression lesson sold 275M copies

Parker Brothers paid Elizabeth Magie just $500 for her patent in 1935, then erased her name from the game's history for decades while raking in millions.

Sep 14, 2026

Tire makers handed drivers free booklets in 1900—why?

The first Michelin Guide was distributed free at tire dealers and included maps, repair instructions, and hotel listings—alongside restaurant recommendations…

Influencers sold luxury villas; buyers found relief tents

Sep 13, 2026

Influencers sold luxury villas; buyers found relief tents

Billy McFarland spent over $250,000 on a single promotional video featuring Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Emily Ratajkowski on a yacht—more than he…

A $200M penalty later, this MLM still trades at $4B

Sep 12, 2026

A $200M penalty later, this MLM still trades at $4B

Herbalife's 2016 settlement required it to restructure from a pyramid-focused model to one where at least 80% of rewards come from retail sales to real…

'Black Wall Street' vanished in 24 hours—which 1921 district?

Sep 11, 2026

'Black Wall Street' vanished in 24 hours—which 1921 district?

The Greenwood District had its own bus line, two newspapers, a hospital, a library, and more than a dozen churches—all Black-owned and operated.

monthly retirements drove toy resales past $5,000—who did it?

Sep 10, 2026

monthly retirements drove toy resales past $5,000—who did it?

Ty Warner became a billionaire by manufacturing scarcity: he retired specific Beanie Baby models each month, turning $5 plush toys into collectibles that sold…

Apple paid $10/share for pre-IPO stock—and got a demo that changed computing

Sep 9, 2026

Apple paid $10/share for pre-IPO stock—and got a demo that changed computing

Xerox's 100,000 share option at $10 would have been worth over $17 billion by 2020 if held, but Xerox sold the shares shortly after Apple's 1980 IPO for…

A daily-deal darling said no to $6B, then lost 90% of its value

Sep 8, 2026

A daily-deal darling said no to $6B, then lost 90% of its value

Groupon's founder Andrew Mason was fired by the board in 2013 via a memo he wrote himself, calling his tenure 'my greatest and most humbling learning…

An engineer built it in '75—his employer buried it for 30 years

Sep 7, 2026

An engineer built it in '75—his employer buried it for 30 years

Steven Sasson's first digital camera weighed 8 pounds, captured 0.01-megapixel black-and-white images, and required 23 seconds to record a single photo to a…

This mascot's ad budget: $11.8M. The company's profit: $0.

Sep 6, 2026

This mascot's ad budget: $11.8M. The company's profit: $0.

The Pets.com sock puppet with a microphone appeared at the 1999 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside Mickey Mouse, then watched the company collapse 268…

A $164 billion handshake lost $200 billion in value

Sep 5, 2026

A $164 billion handshake lost $200 billion in value

The combined company's market value peaked at $226 billion in January 2000 and plummeted to just $20 billion by 2002, evaporating more wealth than the GDP of…

This retailer reached 40% of U.S. homes—what stopped in '93?

Sep 4, 2026

This retailer reached 40% of U.S. homes—what stopped in '93?

At its 1970s peak, the Sears catalog was so ubiquitous that rural schoolhouses used it to teach children how to read and count.