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Bars are opening early on Thursday so people can drink Russian vodka while watching ex-FBI Director Comey testify

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If you want to have a drink while watching former FBI director James Comey testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, you're in luck. 

Bars in Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Houston, Texas, are opening early on Thursday to screen Comey's testimony, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST.

"Come on... you know you want to watch the drama unfold this Thursday," Shaw's Tavern, which will be serving $5 Stoli vodka and "FBI" sandwiches, wrote on Facebook. "Grab your friends, grab a drink and let's COVFEFE!" 

Responses on social media ranged from excitement to eye-rolling: 

At Thursday's hearing, the ex-FBI director is expected to ake his first public comments since he was fired by President Trump, with no warning, in May. 

Here's the list of bars that are open early for the highly-anticipated political "drama." Please send along any we've missed to retail@businessinsider.com! 

SEE ALSO: Trump is rolling out one of his biggest policy promises the same week James Comey heads to the Hill

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The founder of the Discovery Channel is selling his enormous Colorado ranch for $149 million

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John Hendricks, the founder of the Discovery Channel, is looking to part with his Colorado estate to the tune of $149 million.

Dubbed West Creek Ranch, the nearly 7,000-acre property is situated mostly in Mesa County, Colorado, with parts in Grand County, Utah. 

In addition to a 22,000-square-foot main house, the ranch is also home to horse and bison pastures, an airstrip and hangar, helipad, stables, and even an observatory. 

Hendricks is also the founder and former chairman of Discovery Communications, and he owns the nearby Gateway Canyons resort. 

Kerry Endsley of LIV Sotheby's International Realty has the listing. Let's take a look around.

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West Creek Ranch is accessible by helicopter ride or a 55-minute drive from Grand Junction Regional Airport.



Hendricks placed about 4,000 aces of the property in a conservation easement, which means that no roads or structures can be built in that area.



Hendricks purchased West Creek Ranch in 1995, then in later years acquired additional land to assemble the current tract. "West Creek Ranch is a place where the earth really opens up to tell its story. When you look up at the walls of the canyons, it's all these layers of earth that go back 300 million years," Hendricks said in a press release announcing the listing.



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The best steakhouse in every state

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It's true — Americans love their steak. 

The US is definitely not short on steakhouses, and this can make it tricky to know where to go.

Luckily, we teamed up with Foursquare City Guide to create a list of the top-rated steakhouses in every state and Washington, DC, so you don't need to worry about missing out next time you're on the road. 

The list is based on explicit ratings, visit popularity, and tip sentiment by users of the city-guide app.

Brittany Kriegstein and Emma Rechenberg contributed reporting to an earlier version of this article. 

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ALABAMA: There are three Connors Steak & Seafood restaurants in the US. But when it comes to getting a steak in Alabama, this outpost in Huntsville is where you should go, according to Foursquare user ratings. It also has an extensive seafood menu.

Find Connors Steak & Seafood on Foursquare »



ALASKA: Club Paris in Anchorage boasts filet mignon that's "so good, it will bring a tear to your eye," according to one raving customer. Be sure to order the crème brûlée for dessert.

Find Club Paris on Foursquare »



ARIZONA: Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse in Scottsdale is known for its top-notch service, huge portions, and great atmosphere.

Find Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse on Foursquare »



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13 diet 'truths' that are doing more harm than good

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Eating healthy is hard work, so it's no surprise that many of us have tried a shortcut or two at some point, hoping for speedy results.

But some of these alleged nutritional quick-fixes aren't all that useful, and a handful of them can even be dangerous.

Here's a look at the most insidious food and nutrition myths, along with the science that debunks them.

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Myth: You should never 'cheat' on a diet.

Truth: It's perfectly fine to go off your healthy eating plan every once in a while, Nichola Whitehead, a registered dietitian and nutritionist with a practice in the UK, tells Business Insider.

"It’s alright to overeat occasionally," says Whitehead. "It’s overeating consistently day in and day out over the long term that causes weight gain."

If you've managed to switch from a diet heavy in red meat and processed carbohydrates to eating mostly vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins, you've already done the majority of the work, Whitehead says. 



Myth: Counting calories is the best way to lose weight.

Truth: Although counting calories can be a useful tool in a bigger toolkit for weight loss, it is not a perfect solution for healthy eating, especially when it's used in isolation.

That's because restricting calories doesn't take into account all the aspects of a food that are required to fuel your body, from protein and carbohydrates to vitamins and minerals. Whitehead summarizes the problem this way: "While calories are important when it comes to losing, maintaining, or gaining weight, they are not the sole thing we should be focusing on when it comes to improving our health."



Myth: Eating low-fat food will make you lose fat.

Truth: A low-fat diet doesn't necessarily translate into weight loss.

In an eight-year trial involving almost 50,000 women, roughly half the participants went on a low-fat diet, while the others did not. The researchers found that the women on the low-fat plan didn't lower their risk of breast cancercolorectal cancer, or heart disease. Plus, they didn't lose much weight, if any. New recommendations show that healthy fats, like those from nuts, fish, and avocados, are actually good for you in moderation. So add them back into your diet if you haven't already.



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Go inside the bachelor pad of Dollar Shave Club CEO Michael Dubin, who sold his startup to Unilever for $1 billion last year

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Michael Dubin is the cofounder and CEO of Dollar Shave Club, the razor subscription startup that sold to Unilever for a reported $1 billion in July 2016.

He also recently redid the look of his home in Venice, California, enlisting the help of James Tabb, of interior design startup Laurel & Wolf, to do so. 

Here's what the bachelor pad looks like now.

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Dubin's airy home is located in Venice, California, where Dollar Shave Club's headquarters are located. "This is my first home. It has been a great blank canvas to reinvent," he said to Laurel & Wolf.



He bought the home as a blank canvas and, with the help of Laurel & Wolf, infused it with his own aesthetic.



The biggest challenge in redesigning the home was working around the shapes of the rooms, which were designed to hold custom appliances that had been thrown out.



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32 architectural masterpieces everyone should see in their lifetime

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Buildings may be some of the most impressive works of art we have.

After sinking untold sums of money into their construction, we can walk through the finished products and even live inside them.

Business Insider has selected more than two dozen buildings that push the boundaries of structural expression. Make sure to add at least few to your bucket list.

Drake Baer contributed to an earlier version of this article.

The oldest building we know of is Göbekli Tepe in present-day Turkey. Built somewhere around 9500 B.C., archaeologists aren't certain of its function, but it was probably religious.



Since then, humans have built some pretty rad structures. In the past year, we've seen futuristic openings like the Fulton Center in New York ...



... and the Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia.



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Photos from Obama and Trudeau's unexpected Montreal dinner fire up the internet

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Another day, another reason to bring the Barack Obama-Justin Trudeau "bromance" jokes back to the internet.

Photos surfaced on Tuesday of the Canadian prime minister and former US president having dinner and drinks at Montreal's Liverpool House restaurant.

Obama came to the Quebecois metropolis to give a speech on fighting climate change at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, a week after President Donald Trump announced he would pull the US out of the Paris Agreement.

On Monday, Trudeau kayaked across the Niagara River to celebrate World Environment Day, expressing his opposition to Trump's position on the issue.

While Trudeau did not attend Obama's speech, he later met him at the chichi Liverpool House restaurant, where they reportedly had rib steak, lobster spaghetti, Kamouraskan halibut with morels, oysters, crab, and asparagus.

According to Global News, crowds waited over an hour for the two leaders to emerge from the restaurant to take pictures. Obama and Trudeau later tweeted that they discussed ways to get young leaders involved in their communities, and they released photos of them inside the restaurant.

As the photos made the rounds on Twitter and Instagram, many jumped at the chance to add their repartee.

Since Trudeau took over as Canada's prime minister in 2015, many have used photos of him and Obama to joke about a bromance between the two liberal leaders.

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No one wants to buy Matt Lauer's Hamptons mansion, which just got a $2.1 million price chop

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Matt Lauer is having a hard time offloading his home in the Hamptons.

According to Curbed, he just cut $2.1 million from the asking price of his Sag Harbor estate, which he originally listed for $17.995 million in July 2016. He had cut $1 million from the listing price in September, and now it's asking $14.9 million.

The home was built in a stunning traditional style with plenty of space for entertaining guests and a backyard pool to lay out by. Lauer also previously owned a three-bedroom cottage in Southampton, but that sold in January.

The "Today" show host bought Richard Gere's former Hamptons home for $36.5 million in July. 

Susan Breitenbach of Corcoran Real Estate has the listing.

Emma Rechenberg contributed reporting to an earlier version of this article. 

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The 8,000-square-foot home sits on top of a 25-acre private lot.



A cobblestone driveway paves the way to the home's red front door.



Inside, the dining room is the perfect place to host the "Today" show cast.



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72 more Sears and Kmart stores are closing — see if yours is on the list

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Sears is closing 72 more stores, in addition to the more than 180 closings that had already been announced this year

The closings will bring Sears' store count to about 1,200, down from 2,073 five years ago.

 

Here's a list of the closing stores, which was obtained by Business Insider.

Sears

  • Chico, CA, store 2048
  • Dalton, GA, store 2615
  • Biloxi, MS, store 2256
  • Asheboro, NC, store 2645
  • Minot, ND, store 2152
  • Vineland, NJ, store 2374
  • Columbus, OH, store 1150
  • Elyria, OH, store 1310
  • Columbus, OH, store 1370
  • Franklin, OH, store 2940
  • Midwest City, OK, store 1261
  • Richmond, VA, store 1445
  • Columbia, SC, store 1525
  • Texarkana, TX, store 2567
  • Sherman, TX, store 2627
  • St. George, UT, store 2220

Kmart

  • Dothan, AL, store 3082
  • Muscle Shoals, AL, store 7045
  • Little Rock, AR, store 3120
  • Bullhead City (Riviera), AZ, store 3375
  • Blythe, CA, store 3881
  • Sacramento, CA, store 4117
  • Manteca, CA, store 4862
  • Fort Oglethorpe, GA, store 3083
  • Calhoun, GA, store 9625
  • Iowa City, IA, store 4315
  • Marshalltown, IA, store 7583
  • Mishawaka, IN, store 4152
  • Newburyport, MA, store 9147
  • Elkton, MD, store 9524
  • Traverse City, MI, store 3009
  • West Branch, MI, store 3864
  • Cheboygan, MI, store 9245
  • Mantua, NJ, store 3060
  • Manahawkin, NJ, store 3641
  • Las Cruces, NM, store 3682
  • Alamogordo, NM, store 9119
  • Las Vegas, NV, store 3680
  • Henderson, NV, store 3857
  • Sparks, NV, store 4151
  • Liverpool, NY, store 3352
  • Malone, NY, store 3943
  • Cortland, NY, store 7134
  • Watertown, NY, store 7432
  • Wooster, OH, store 4875
  • Streetsboro, OH, store 9676
  • Tulsa, OK, store 4473
  • Roseburg, OR, store 7580
  • Butler, PA, store 4771
  • Belle Vernon, PA, store 7120
  • Indiana, PA, store 7217
  • Summerville, SC, store 3606
  • Seneca, SC, store 9320
  • Madison, TN, store 4093
  • Johnson City, TN, store 7353
  • El Paso, TX, store 3491
  • El Paso, TX, store 7347
  • Spanish Fork, UT, store 7425
  • Virginia Beach, VA, store 3560
  • Virginia Beach, VA, store 3801
  • West Allis, WI, store 3618
  • La Crosse, WI, store 4089
  • Medford, WI, store 7656
  • Lewisburg, WV, store 7582
  • Sheridan, WY, store 9074

Sears Auto Center

  • Elyria, OH, store 6060
  • Midwest City, OK, store 6509
  • Columbia, SC, store 6013
  • Texarkana, TX, store 6739
  • Sherman, TX, store 6929
  • St. George, UT, store 2653
  • Richmond, VA, store 75053

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The insane workouts Alison Brie did to get in shape for her new show

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At 5'3", Alison Brie seems like the last person who could play a convincing professional wrestler, but her trainer is here to tell you she's the real deal. 

For Brie's new show, Netflix's "GLOW" (available June 23), the funny actress busted her butt for months with trainer Jason Walsh to not just look the part, but also to actually withstand the rigors of playing one of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.

"Alison did all her stunts," Walsh recently told Business Insider. "I'll tell you right now, I've worked with a lot of people and she's a little bad a--."

In "GLOW," Brie stars as Ruth Wilder, a struggling actress who gets invited to audition along with 12 other women for the professional wrestling promotion Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (G.L.O.W.), which was indeed a real promotion started in the '80s.

Walsh, who's worked with everyone from Emily Blunt on "Edge of Tomorrow" to Matt Damon for "Jason Bourne," put together a workout plan for Brie that was a mix of cardio and strength training four days a week (often with a workout in the morning and afternoon each day) so her body could take the abuse.

"Alison would be jumping off ropes and landing on people and flipping. I wanted to get her resilient so she didn't run the risk of injury," Walsh said. "The science of training has really shifted the past decade to that more than glamour muscles." 

Walsh did this through two different workout methods of his creation: Rise Movement, which is one-on-one strength training, and Rise Nation, a cardio class in which clients use a VersaClimber.

Here's a glimpse at the exercises Walsh put Brie through:

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Heavy bag slams

Here's Brie (center) with Molly McQueen (left) and Mika Kelly (right) doing this insane workout.

"This is a full-body, explosive workout for conditioning," Walsh said.

They would do 6 sets of 5 reps.

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Deadlifts

Another full-body workout. Walsh said Brie was deadlifting 165 pounds and did 6 sets of 3-5 reps.

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Farmer walks

"Great way to get the body warmed up," Walsh said. Brie held onto 65-pound dumbbells and did 45-second walks for 3-4 sets.

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These retirees are making a living in legal weed's booming shadow industry

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She worked in sales and marketing; her friend taught high school English. They retired and settled into their golden years.

"Retirement was nice but certainly it left you lighter in the pocketbook," Barbara Diner, a 30-year veteran of the cable television and telecommunications, says.

Feeling restless and wanting to put a little more green in their pockets, Diner and her longtime pal Deb Baker decided to do something a little out of their comfort zone in their late professional lives. They got jobs in the lucrative legal weed industry.

Their company Higher Standard Packaging supplies containers for storing marijuana in all its forms (from loose plant material to weed-laced gummies) to dispensaries and infused-product manufacturers in Colorado. They have sold nearly seven million units of packaging in the state and have their sights set on California, where recreational sales become legal in 2018.

The multibillion-dollar legal marijuana market has created some interesting shadow industries, including on-demand delivery, "seed-to-sale" software solutions, and packaging. In Colorado, state law requires all marijuana products leave dispensaries in opaque, child-proof containers.

While Diner declined to share revenue numbers, the company has about 50 customers.

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The pair had no experience in the marijuana industry before taking on a contract in marijuana packaging in 2014. "I certainly didn't carry a red card," Diner says, referring to the medical marijuana registration program in her homestate.

But the excitement around the industry and the opportunities it presented for women — who face barriers to leadership in more established businesses — appealed to them. They made market-research visits to dispensaries and cultivation sites and studied up on state regulations.

Diner summoned her three decades of experience in sales and marketing and, along with Baker, cold-called more than 100 businesses in the Denver area to find customers.

In the early years of recreational sales, most transactions were handled in cash. It forced dispensary owners to place enormous amounts of trust in their suppliers, who could potentially run off with the cash before providing the products or containers due. Diner says her and Baker's appearances may have helped them earn customers' trust under the circumstances.

"If they were going to give cash to someone, it might as well be women who look like their mothers," Diner says.

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Vladimir Putin says he does not have bad days — because he is not a woman

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If you ask Vladimir Putin, he never has bad days — because he's a man.

"I am not a woman, so I don't have bad days," Putin said in Oliver Stone's documentary "The Putin Interviews." The four-part series is set to air on Showtime June 12-15.

As he showed the American screenwriter around the Kremlin, the Russian president clarified that he was not trying "to insult anyone" but rather pointing out "the nature of things."

"There are certain natural cycles," he added, according to Bloomberg.

In the West, Putin's comments about women — such as when he asked a crowd at an economics conference if anyone had a "pill" to cure American journalist Megyn Kelly's supposed "hysteria," or said that arrested members of the Russian rock group Pussy Riot could have been "at home, doing housework" — have frequently raised eyebrows and accusations of sexism.

But while feminist groups will sometimes demonstrate against Putin in Russia, one poll found that one in every five Russian women would be open to marrying the Russian president.

In the documentary, Stone also tried to get Putin to clarify his stances on LGBT rights in Russia, where it is illegal to distribute information about homosexuality to children.

When Stone asked Putin if he would shower with a gay man on a submarine, the Russian president once again replied with a jib.

"Well, I prefer not to go to the shower with him. Why provoke him?" Putin said. "But you know, I'm a judo master."

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Map reveals the most popular last name in every state

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The United States may best be known as the land of the free and the home of the Smiths.

Genealogy website Ancestry.com pulled data on the most common surnames in every state and published the most popular ones in a map on its website.

Smith, a name once reserved for metal workers that is derived from the Old English for "to smite" or "strike," is one of the most popular last names in 45 states.

California, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, and North Dakota are not among them. Some of their most common surnames have origins outside the English language, like Garcia and Lopez — both of which are common in California, a state with a large Hispanic population.

Other popular surnames include Johnson, Miller, Jones, Williams, and Anderson. People in the Northwest are more likely to encounter an Anderson than a Brown, which is more common on the East Coast.

We first saw the map in a tweet from Sam Ro, managing editor of Yahoo Finance.

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We asked readers to caption this photo of Obama and Trudeau — and the results were hilarious

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Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau set the Internet abuzz with an impromptu dinner at Montreal's Liverpool House restaurant on June 6.

Obama, who was in Montreal to give a speech on fighting climate change, met the prime minister just a day after Trudeau was spotted kayaking across the Niagra River for World Environment Day.

The two leaders took the opportunity to meet at the Montreal haunt to discuss ways to get young leaders involved in their communities — over steak, lobster spaghetti, halibut, oysters, crab, and asparagus.

The two tweeted photos of the meeting, reigniting rumors of a "bromance." We asked our audience to caption the conversation, and the results were hilarious.

Here are some of our favorite captions from Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter:

Obama: Why won't you take Justin Bieber back? We'll even throw in the alien we had for years at Area 51.

Obama: My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard
Trudeau: and they like, it's better than yours

Obama: I'm finally allowed to have a cellphone. Can I have your number, please?

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Obama: I'll have some bacon with a side of covfefe.
Trudeau: I'll have what my boo is having

Obama: Are you picking up the tab for security or am I?

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Obama: What do you mean they don't serve pizza here?!

Obama: Any covfefe for you?
Trudeau: NO just macaron, please!!!

Obama: So I'm thinking of reforming the band.

Obama: I'm telling you they'll melt the Iron Throne to kill the Whitewalkers...

Trudeau: "Do you think Joe will be jealous of us?"

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10 haunting photos of abandoned drive-in theaters across the US

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The first drive-in theater opened in Camden, New Jersey, in 1933. For less than a dollar, the whole family could enjoy a B Hollywood movie from the comfort of their own car.

At the height of their popularity in the 1950s, there were almost 5,000 drive-ins across the US. Today there are just over 300 of them, which has left a lot of drive-in graveyards around the country.

For photographer Lindsey Rickert, drive-in theaters were a staple of childhood.

"There was something so special about the experience [of the drive-in]," she recently told Business Insider. In 2014, she ventured across the country for 65 days to document as many drive-in theaters — either in working order or abandoned — that she could find.

Ahead, see 10 of the most haunting images she took of those that have been left behind.

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"Drive-in theaters were a staple in my childhood," Rickert said. "Playing tag under the big screen, eating way too much popcorn, and falling asleep midway through the double feature in a pile of blankets."



Rickert noted the entertainment that drive-ins could provide for families with younger children. "At a traditional theatre, taking the kids could be a difficult task ... But the drive-in catered to bringing the whole family," she said. "Kids could play on playgrounds often found under the screen while parents enjoyed a date night without having to pay a sitter."



The death of the drive-in came as real estate prices rose in the suburbs, walk-in theaters were built, and video rentals rose in popularity. Rickert noticed the change back then too. "As I got older, the surrounding drive-in theaters started to go dark and this American icon slipped my mind," she said.



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The Obamas have been touring the world since leaving the White House — here's where they've been so far

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The Obamas are making the most of their vacation time. Since leaving the White House in January, they have been hitting up some of the most exotic destinations imaginable.

After spending a few days on American soil in Palm Springs, Barack and Michelle Obama jetted off on a tropical tour that started at entrepreneur Richard Branson's private Necker Island. They then headed to French Polynesia to check in to The Brando, an exclusive island resort that can only be reached by boat or by two-engined Air Tetiaroa planes.

Their latest trip has been less tropical but just as glamorous. In May, the Obamas took a six-day vacation in Tuscany, Italy, where they stayed at a luxurious villa and sampled the food of one of the world's best chefs.

Take a look at the incredible places they have visited so far. 

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After eight years in office, the Obamas headed off on a well-deserved break in January.



The first stop (after a very brief stint in Palm Springs) was Necker Island.



This 72-acre island — located in the British Virgin Islands — is owned by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.



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Obama wore the same tuxedo for 8 years, according to the former first lady

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We already know that former President Obama wasn't too flashy during the various state dinners, galas, and balls he hosted in office. But now we know just how much he preferred not to make a splash.

In an interview with Apple executive Lisa Jackson at WWDC this week, his wife, Michelle, let slip the juicy detail that Obama only donned one tuxedo during his entire eight years in office.

"This is the unfair thing," she told Jackson, according to HuffPost. "You talk about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, no matter what we do, he puts on that same tux. Now, people take pictures of the shoes I wear, the bracelets, the necklace — they didn't comment that for eight years he wore that same tux."

While Michelle was being scrutinized for everything she wore, her husband was skirting by with the same pale-black, notched-lapel number. 

It makes sense that Obama would be able to get by without anyone noticing, though. After all, a tuxedo is one of the items that Business Insider says a man can buy once and wear forever. If the president of the United States can get away with having one tuxedo, wearing it several times a year, there's no real reason for you to have more than one, either.

Obama, however, does seem to technically have at least two tuxedo jackets. He's also been photographed wearing a jacket with a peak lapel, a style distinct from the usual notch lapel he usually wore.

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So was the former first lady fibbing to get her point across? We doubt it. She probably just didn't notice, as two tuxedo jackets mostly look the same to the undiscerning eye.

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17 things that people driven to take extreme risks have in common

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Legendary rock climber Alex Honnold recently completed the first free-solo climb of 3,000-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National park, scaling the cliff without ropes or safety devices in less than four hours on June 3.

It's a climb that many are calling the most difficult and dangerous free solo ever. Honnold almost certainly fits into a group of people that are defined as high — or in Honnold's case, "super" — sensation seekers, who frequently seek out extreme and risky experiences, according to Jane Joseph, a Professor in the Department of Neurosciences at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Most high sensation seekers aren't as extreme as Honnold, who also has aspects of his personality that may help him mitigate risk, but sensation-seeking is still a fairly common personality trait. Many people are driven to do things that excite them, no matter how risky or terrifying those activities might seem to others.

If you heard about a chance to ski down a steep backcountry slope, would you jump on that opportunity? Does wandering through an unknown city where you don't speak the language sound fun? Do you get restless or bored doing the same thing day after day? Does watching video of someone like Honnold climb make you feel thrilled?

Then you may score highly on measures of a personality trait that psychologists call "sensation-seeking."

"It's an overall behavior tendency to really seek out rewarding experiences despite the risk involved," Joseph tells Business Insider.

In other words, she says it's not about the risk. It's about the reward. But the desire for that rewarding sensation overpowers concerns about risk, according to Joseph.

Here are 17 of the ways that behavioral tendency is expressed and things that sensation-seekers have in common.

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Everyone falls somewhere on the sensation-seeking spectrum, but some people are more likely to ignore risks and instead seek rewards than others, to the point they may seem attracted to risk.

Source: Pizam et al., Journal of Travel Research, 2004



There are four subcategories to sensation seeking: experience seeking (wanting new sensory or mental experiences), thrill and adventure seeking, susceptibility to boredom, and disinhibition (enjoying things like "wild parties").

Source: Zuckerman, Sensation Seeking and Risky Behavior



Not all sensation-seeking activities are risky (and not everyone who takes risks does so because of this behavior trait).



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