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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Saturday, November 22

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Eight Items or Less: Jay-Z's Making Millions, Caffeine's Blocking Effects of Cholesterol and Pizza.com's Been Sold

By Gary Pini

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1. If Jay-Z and Beyonce get married tomorrow, they will be able to afford one unbelievable honeymoon. The advances quoted for his Live Nation deal are staggering: $10 million for each album, $25 million for concerts, $20 million for music publishing, $25 million for new fashion ventures and $50 million in loose change.

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2. The University of South Dakota gave some rabbits a cup of coffee every day for 12 weeks and discovered that caffeine blocks some of the harmful effects of cholesterol, including dementia. (via BBC)

3. April is National Soy Month!

4. The New York Public Art Fund is spending $15 million (1 1/2 Jay-Z albums) to build three temporary waterfalls designed by the artist Olafur Eliasson. They will be up along Manhattan's east side waterfront from July to October.

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5. The domain name pizza.com sold today for $2,605,000. (via sedo.com)

6. The Chelsea Hotel is 125 years old.

Comments

I LOVE GARY PINI!! I'M OBSESSED WITH HIS BLOGS. THEY'RE INTERESTING, SHORT AND TO THE POINT...MORE PLEASE!

Posted at 4:30 p.m. ET on Apr 07, 2008 by ML

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