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4 days ago | 
businessinsider.com | Mark Abadi |Selima Hussain |Amelia Kosciulek |Havovi Cooper
The US military's B-2 stealth bomber is the only aircraft capable of carrying and dropping 'bunker busters," the world's most powerful nonnuclear bomb. Here's what we know about the 30,000-pound weapons and why the US is using them to strike nuclear sites in Iran.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Mark Abadi |Margaret Guzman |Clancy Morgan |Amelia Kosciulek
For about 15 years, big-budget Nintendo games cost $60. In fact, that was the standard game price across the industry. Meanwhile, Nintendo's consoles are generally cheaper than most competing gaming systems, such as the Xbox and the PlayStation. Its consoles have never cost more than $300 — until now. At $450, the Switch 2 is Nintendo's priciest console. Mario Kart World is priced at $80 — the most expensive first-party title Nintendo has ever released. Some fans are outraged by the price increase.
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1 month ago | 
businessinsider.com | Mark Abadi |Chris Snyder |Amelia Kosciulek |Henry Blodget
Mud crabs are favored for their large claws and sweet, meaty flesh. As demand for these crabs skyrockets across Asia, and especially in Singapore, where chili crab is an iconic dish, overfishing and habitat loss are also putting them at risk.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
businessinsider.com | Abby Tang |Amelia Kosciulek
Video Still Standing An curved arrow pointing right. X LinkedIn Copy Link The letter F. An curved arrow pointing right. X LinkedIn Copy Link The letter F. Description An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Natural indigo dye has been used worldwide for thousands of years, but the invention of synthetic indigo dye in the 1800s caused the industry to crater.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
businessinsider.com | Enxhi Dylgjeri |Amelia Kosciulek
Grand Antique marble, from the Pyrenees Mountains, is renowned for its naturally occurring stark black-and-white contrast. It's been in demand among the elite as early as antiquity. The Romans quarried it for centuries, and it's featured in St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, as well as Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte's tomb. But mining this marble ground to a halt nearly 70 years ago — until a quarryman rediscovered it. Now, a square meter of Grand Antique costs nearly $2,000.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Enxhi Dylgjeri |Amelia Kosciulek
Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Facebook Icon The letter F. Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Facebook Icon The letter F. Student-grade colored pencils and professional-grade ones vary drastically not only in their price but how they're made. A set of 120 Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils costs $350, 14 times as much as a similar box of Crayola colored pencils. And some brands price their sets at over $550.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Chris Snyder |Amelia Kosciulek
From American-made Martin acoustic guitars in Pennsylvania to handcrafted ceremonial gongs in Thailand, we traveled the world to uncover the stories behind how different musical instruments are made.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Enxhi Dylgjeri |Amelia Kosciulek
Video It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. So Expensive Why high-end calligraphy is so expensive An curved arrow pointing right. A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter LinkedIn A stylized letter F. Flipboard An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link The letter F. An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email.
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May 21, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Chris Snyder |Amelia Kosciulek
Video It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. So Expensive Why French oak barrels are so expensive An curved arrow pointing right. A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter LinkedIn A stylized letter F. Flipboard An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link The letter F. An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Nikita Grant |Amelia Kosciulek
Video It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Still Standing How one Maya chef is preserving one of the oldest forms of barbecue An curved arrow pointing right. A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter LinkedIn A stylized letter F. Flipboard An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link The letter F. An envelope.
