In addition to its pared-down (almost industrial) aesthetic and its music-free environment, Aldi also boasts one very unique design feature that has long boggled the minds of its patrons, and that's ...

Beep! The barcode, that rectangle of thick and thin parallel lines seen on seemingly every grocery product, package, prescription bottle and piece of luggage is turning 50 years old.

Redbull: It gives you wild ideas. A Swiss woman is such a fan of Red Bull that she reportedly got the energy drink can’s barcode tattooed on her skin – and it amazingly works at self-checkout ...