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30 Facts and Stats About Currency That Will Only Gain in Value

January 06, 2024

Currency comes and goes. It flows like water. Like a stream, or a current. Ohhh, did we just stumble upon a root word there? Possibly. Well, it’s definitely a current for many of us. But for a few of the world’s wealthiest people, it’s more like Lake Superior.

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The people of Yap used stones that were too big to carry - up to 2 tons. They never moved locations, but were traded via public ceremonies so everyone knew who owned which big-ass rock. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Largest Coin

The largest piece of legal tender in the world is 220 pounds. MILLION DOLLA, ILLION DE DOLLA Canada's Big Maple Leaf is a $1 million coin made of about $2 million worth of nearly-pure gold, that somehow reached a market value of $4 million. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The smallest coins ever used, Vijayanger's tara, had a diameter of 4 millimeters. If you didn't have exact change, you'd be carrying around a pocket full of tiny buttons. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Beefy Bills

Lots of modern money is not vegan. 24 countries' currency uses a polymer derived from tallow (beef fat). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Some Australian and British notes are so thin and rigid, people figured out they could actually produce sound from vinyl records. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The first US coins said Mind Your Business. MIND YOUR BUSINESS You'll never believe this: it was Benjamin Franklin's idea. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bitcoin's rise from $150 to $1000 was probably due to just one person. NON B That's the conclusion of a study that looked at trades happening when the price jumped - t they were done by two bots that didn't even own the BTC they traded. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2009, Lily Allen refused to get paid for a concert in 200,000 Bitcoin. She was offered the payment for a virtual performance in Second Life but said no, and later called herself an idiot. If she'd taken it, she'd be a billionaire today. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2018, Russian nuclear scientists were arrested for Bitcoin mining on the job. (illustration) Apparently, they tried to use one of the most powerful supercomputers in Russia, at a top-secret nuclear warhead facility, to mine ВТС. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Scientists think Bitcoin alone could push global temperatures above 2°C. That could happen by 2033, according to a study that looked at the power efficiency of BTC mining machines, their locations, and the CO2 emissions of those locations. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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North Korea's military used Bitcoin to steal over half a billion dollars. They stole it from online trading platforms in 2017 and 2018, and used blockchain technology (the basis of Bitcoin) to be able to do it undetected. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nobody knows who actually invented Bitcoin (and cryptocurrencies in general). TROYOZ INTERNATIONAL MJB EUSTER bb ITALYOZ BITCON. NTRAL METALS B MAJIENDO The inventor went by the name Satoshi Nakamoto online, but the person (or group) behind the handle never came forward and has never been identified. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2018, 50 Cent realized he had a bunch of Bitcoins (worth millions at that point). When his album Animal Ambition came out in 2014, he became the first artist to accept BTC and received 700 ВТС. 4 years later, that pile was worth $8 million. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Squirrel Pelts as Currency

Squirrel pelts were a common currency in medieval Russia. It's speculated that murdering all those squirrels actually helped stave off the spread of The Black Plague. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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BANQUE DU ZAIRE VINGY MIELE ZAIRES 0 0 0 0 17-1991 Nyuhril When dictator Joseph Mobutu was overthrown, Zaire's government cut his face off the currency until they could design and print new notes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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SZAZMILLIO SEAZMILLIO SZAZMILLIO SZÀZMILLIÓ B:-PENGO BUDAPEST. 3946 EVI JUNIUS HO 3 AN MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK DITEIRZYZS Gayer ELNOK SEAZMILLED FOTANACSOS IA BANKJEGYHAMISITAST д TORVENY DONTETI The largest-ever legal denomination was Hungary's 100 Million Trillion Pengo. It was worth 20 US cents. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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China once accidentally faked out all its ATMs. 100 100 00 10 AA00000001 AA0000000 Their high-roller gold 100-yuan bill contained actual gold. It was such an effective anti-counterfeiting measure that the country's ATMS couldn't recognize them for several days. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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China used to trade knife-money. Knife-replica coinage was developed in the regions where knives were commonly used tools, while spade-money hailed from regions more dependent on agriculture than good, honest stabbin'. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Italy has a Fort Knox for cheese. Credito Emiliano accepts wheels of Parmesan as collateral for loans while cheese makers wait for their sources of income to mature. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Canadians trade coupons from a tire company. Lienter CANADIAN TIA CANADARIAS 10c LS CANADIAN TIRE LA SOCIETE CANADIAN TRE LIMITEE I CASH BONUS out B BONI CANADIAN TIRE CARADUAN TIRE CONPORATI ion, LIMITED Canada Tire is so ubiquitous that lots of bars and small businesses an accept their official Canadian Tire Money. Someone was even caught counterfeiting $11 million worth. CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The US flew nearly $12 billion in shrink-wrapped $100 bills into Iraq. after KAZA Then they tossed it around without checking to see who was receiving it or how it was being spent. A congressional committee found that a staggering amount of the cash, which was was earmarked for Iraqi ministries and US contractors, was lost to corruption and waste. CRACKED.COM http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/08/usa iraq1 — Source

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to It make costs 2.41 one cents penny. CRACKED COM — Source

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It took 10 years GRACKED.COM (from 1938 to 1948) for the Secrets Service to catch the desive HUNDRE Eight-Eighty Mister NOT TE If ONE PL LAY LA - DOLLARS ... who had 'Wahsington' on his counterfeit $1 bills. That's right. Counterfeit $1 bills. — Source

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In 1923, hyperinflation caused German currency to lose almost all of its value. It became so worthless that people gave it to children to play with or used it as wallpaper. GRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM I'm Hiding Money Under My Mattress IS STILL VERY REAL. COOK OPE 3 POLI 50 R 100 A 2017 study found that around 8.4 MILLION U.S. households did not have a BANK ACCOUNT. — Source

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YOU CAN BUY A CHEAP GAme FROM STeAM WITHOUT USING YOUR own money. STEPS: 1. Sell your Steam trading cards on the community market. The profit will be converted to funds for your Steam wallet. 2. Wait for the site to do one of its big sales, and you can buy a discounted game or DLC with what's in the wallet. - Coo Madness randship Red Blue Mask GRACKED.COM ... TPS - — Source

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TWENTY SHILL Counterfeit, 15 DESED Before it said In God We Trust, all US currency came with a handy reminder: TO COUNTERFEIT IS DEATH. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tesla dropping BTC as a payment method wiped out about $365 billion. The total value of all cryptos, including Bitcoin, dropped by roughly that much after Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla would no longer accept car purchases in Bitcoin. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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How many pennies are there? There are 130 billion pennies in circulation. In pounds, that's over 716 million. GRACKED COM — Source

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The first real-world Bitcoin transaction involved buying two pizzas for 10,000 ВТС. That happened on May 22, 2010, and it was the equivalent of about $25 at the time -- it'd be roughly $360 million in late May 2021. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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