Attack of Amazon’s $4.4 Million Interns! 3 Things to Know Today.

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By Dan Bova Jun 25, 2018
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  1. Jeff Bezos‘s space-tourism startup Blue Origin will start selling passenger tickets for space trips in 2019. No word on ticket prices, but definitely bring your own barf bag.
  2. Speaking of Mr. Bezos, Amazon has so many summer interns, it costs $4.4 million to feed and house them and the city of Seattle had to add extra buses to get them back and forth from their University of Washington dorms.
  3. How’s this for planning? CNET reports that Tokyo’s waterworks department adjusted its water supply during the Japan/Columbia World Cup match this weekend, anticipating that during halftime, millions of fans would hit the bathroom and flush all at once — and they were right. Usage went up 50% after the final whistle. GOOOOOOALLLLLLL!!!!

Watch the previous 3 Things to Know video: How to Negotiate Lower Monthly Bills — and Keep the Extra Cash

  1. Jeff Bezos‘s space-tourism startup Blue Origin will start selling passenger tickets for space trips in 2019. No word on ticket prices, but definitely bring your own barf bag.
  2. Speaking of Mr. Bezos, Amazon has so many summer interns, it costs $4.4 million to feed and house them and the city of Seattle had to add extra buses to get them back and forth from their University of Washington dorms.
  3. How’s this for planning? CNET reports that Tokyo’s waterworks department adjusted its water supply during the Japan/Columbia World Cup match this weekend, anticipating that during halftime, millions of fans would hit the bathroom and flush all at once — and they were right. Usage went up 50% after the final whistle. GOOOOOOALLLLLLL!!!!

Watch the previous 3 Things to Know video: How to Negotiate Lower Monthly Bills — and Keep the Extra Cash

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Dan Bova

VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com
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Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com and host of the How Success Happens podcast. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia Zone, Road & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little...

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