13 hobbies highly successful people practice in their spare time

The most successful people know there is more to life than simply eating, sleeping, and working.

Everyone needs to enjoy some downtime every now and then, and making the most of your free time by taking up a hobby can even help make you more successful.

Playing a musical instrument, for example, can stimulate your creativity, analytical skills, and fine motor skills.

For a little inspiration, here are the hobbies of 13 highly successful people:

Can't get Pokemon Go in your country yet? Here's how to download it now

Now that Pokemon Go has been officially released, there are reports of virtualPokemon being captured around the globe. Some are even coming from the UK, even though the augmented reality game is yet to be released here. Do you wonder how?

For Android phone users it's actually quite simple. We detail below the steps you can take to download and play the game, even though it's not yet officially available. And we explain a bit about it, including some of the funniest places where Pokemon have been found in the real world.

What is Pokemon Go?

Pokemon Go is an AR game that sends you out in the real world to find hidden virtual Pokemon.

Scan your surroundings while out and about and a wild Pokemon might pop up on your screen for you to catch. Throw a Poke Ball at it and you can add thatPokemon to your collection.

UNIBEN’s Black Axe becoming a leading drug gang in Italy

Black Axe, a fraternity that started at the University of Benin in the 1970s, is on its way to becoming one of the leading drug gangs in Palermo, Italy.

Prosecutors in the Sicilian capital of Palermo are warning that a new alliance between the mafia and “Nigerian criminal gangs moving in from Libya” could herald a new era of organised crime, UK Guardian is reporting.

“The neighbourhoods under mafia control have changed profoundly in recent years due to the growing presence of foreigners, especially Nigerians coming on boats,” Leonardo Agueci, Palermo’s deputy chief prosecutor, was quoted to have said.

“Among them, there [are a small number] of people who want to transfer their illegal trafficking, linked to prostitution and drug dealing, to Sicily. And the mafia was quite happy to integrate them into their criminal business.”

In Ballarò, a mafia stronghold market area in the historic centre of the city, a whistle is traditionally used by Italian dealers working for Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia, to attract customers, who are offered hashish, marijuana and cocaine.

Second Metro Nashville police officer decommissioned within week for inappropriate Facebook post, changes profile picture to Black Panthers photo

Two Nashville police officers have been decomissioned within a week of each other for posts on their personal Facebook accounts.

Christopher Taylor was decommissioned Sunday after posting a Black Panthers photo as his profile picture.

The 11-year veteran changed his photo during Thursday night’s shooting in Dallas to a black-and-white image of two Black Panthers holding guns,according to Fox 17.

Taylor said that he frequently changes his photo and adds historical information, especially during Black History Month, which takes place in February.

Woman in stunning, viral Baton Rouge protest photo is nurse and mom

A woman among more than a hundred people arrested while protesting police brutality in Baton Rouge, La., was the epicenter of calm juxtaposed with two riot gear-clad cops in a stunning photograph taken Saturday.

The protester was later identified by friends and arrest records as Ieshia L. Evans, 35, a nurse and mother to a young boy.

The strangely serene moment — Evans’ sun dress fluttering in the breeze outside Baton Rouge Police Headquarters — was captured by freelance photographer Jonathan Bachman, who described the woman’s powerful “stand” against heavily armored officers to the Atlantic.

Fans of new smartphone game Pokémon Go take over Central Park to catch hidden creatures

Poké-mania has taken over the city, the nation — and, perhaps soon, planet Earth!

Obsessed fans of the new smartphone game Pokémon Go are flooding city landmarks by the dozens, chasing and catching the virtual creatures hidden throughout Central Park, Union Square Park and other spaces.

The wildly popular free “augmented-reality” game requires fans to move around in real life using their phones’ cameras and GPS to hunt for Pokémon that appear on their screens. The game encourages players to interact and explore their surroundings. It has also caused Nintendo’s stock to surge — 25% percent on Monday.

Near E. 66th St. in Central Park, teenagers from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens walked around in groups, hunting for the creatures that tended to lurk near statues of the author Walter Scott, the legendary sled dog Balto and a memorial to the 107th Infantry in World War I.

POKEMON GO After Robberies ... PLAYERS URGED TO USE BUDDY SYSTEM

BREAKING NEWS

Pokemon Go creators want players to catch 'em all, but to avoid getting jacked while you're doing it ... they're warning you not to play on your own. 

Alleged robbers in Missouri used the GPS location features on the game to lure in unsuspecting gamers -- then pulled guns on them, according to cops. Four suspects were arrested. 

The Pokemon Company International and Niantic, Inc tells TMZ it's aware of the incidents while playing the game, and encourage all people playing to "be aware of their surroundings and to play with friends when going to new or unfamiliar places."

For the uninitiated ... Pokemon Go is a mobile app that uses GPS location to encourage players to walk around their immediate surroundings and collect digital creatures.

BTW, in just a few days ... Pokemon Go has added over $7 billion in market value to Nintendo.