In the 1970s and 80s, Kmarts swept across the United States like an army of the undead. Now they're almost gone.What eventually became the Kmart Corporation can be traced back to a retail store created by Sebastian Speri...

Okay, this sounds ridiculous. Who would be scared to driver over a bridge? Who would pay $40 to have someone else drive them across this bridge? I mean aside from the whole ship-crashing-into-bridge thing going on lately...

When you visit a business that's been around for a...  ...Top Tenz, you can learn about some seriously old businesses , including the oldest pubs (which has been around...

No matter how you personally feel about fast food restaurants, there's no denying they are some of the most popular restaurants in all of America. Some might even argue you can tell a lot about someone based on their fav...

The platypus is what happens when you take a perfectly good concept and send it to network executives for notes.— God (@TheTweetOfGod) March 9, 2013 This week's tweets are brought to you by ManageFlitte...

One billion dollars? They could have just downloaded it for free. @maxniederhofer...

Have you ever thought that you could surely strike it rich if you could just come up with the perfect idea for a new startup company? Well, Nonstartr can help with that since it randomly generates ideas for new start...

TV, literature, and movies are full of fiction...  ...TV, literature, and movies are full of fictional businesses and products. How well do you know these companie...

We've all heard of all-you-can-eat, but all-you-can-watch is a whole new concept. A new company is going to let people watch all the movies they can stand for only $50 a month. They're starting out in San Francisco,...

The secret to success is finding what people need and providing it -which takes hard work, of course. Mental_floss brings you the stories of four women who worked at home raising children AND had an idea that made th...