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April 30, 2024

You know what we love about money facts? They never lose their value. Yep, it’s only up, up, up for each of these little knowledge deposits. You read one, and when it no doubt snowballs into a deep dive on the subject, then you got yourself some compound interest there partner. Try it with these!

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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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Your $10 Casio keeps better time than your $10,000 Rolex 50 ORIGINAL 40 GAS RING ROLEX DEEPSEA ESCAPE CDS INTERIOR LOCK VKL I DATE سورات DO SYSTEM BATTERS 30 a IO, ... 20 Since Rolex watches use a mechanical oscillator, they are more vulnerable to temperature changes, magnetism, or just plain not having a full wound spring, unlike digital watches, that use a quartz crystal as an oscillator CRACKED.COM — Source

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How much is the Statue of Liberty worth? It may be priceless, but the scrap value of the statue is under $230,000. GRACKED COM — Source

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As of May 2021, Bitcoin eats up about 0.55% of the world's electricity production. The rough amount is 110 Terawatt Hours per year, which is basically the same as the power consumption of a small country, like Malaysia or Sweden. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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There are four known pairs of Dorothy's red slippers, worth up to $3 million Leonardo DiCaprio helped the Academy Museum purchase the most expensive pair of Wizard of Oz artifact. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Babe Ruth's Yankee jersey sold for $5.64 million Babe Ruth continues to set records, with his jersey selling for more than any other sports memorabilia in 2019. The previous record was set by the same jersey in 2012 when it was sold for $4.4 million. CRACKED.COM — Source

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By selling ad space, one pixel at a time. 002745 The Million Dollar Homepage 1,000,000 pixel From @sews TDC Homepage Buy Pinels - FAQ line LOA 2CO FOR com martie Pokah £ ED DURICH YOUR NOT GG USED DAG Download Movies BI LOTA R DO FRE LEASE GAMEL Оник score RentClicks KO PILLS DES THE cheap COs FOLDEN PALACE A UP FREE CASINO XXXXI WebHosting Cromos S TVY CASINOSCAMS LUBE FOOM YOU MARKET GRACKED.COM Alex Tew launched the website milliondollarhomepage.com in 2005 which was a square containing 1 million pixels. Each pixel was up for sale for just $1 and — Source

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Colonel Sanders sold KFC for $2,000,000 Not to be confused with Reba, the original Colonel Sanders sold his business in 1964 for what would now be about $17 million. CRACKED.COM — Source

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More Monopoly money is printed annually than $1 STATES OF bills have been in a decade THIS NOTE IS UNITED LEGAL AND TENDER PRIVATE STATES OF AM PUBLIC FOR ALL DEBTS L 7771 L WASHING 902L SERIES 2009 Eg Since 2008, the US Treasury has printed around 25 billion dollar bills, whereas Hasbro prints 30 billion bills for their Monopoly games CRACKED.COM every year. But to be fair, only 43 million of those are ones. — Source

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CRACKED COM ESS OFAN L 36837861 Q 12 NA+ 12 You are wealthier than 15 percent of American households if you have at least a dollar in your pocket and no debt. — Source

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GRACKED.COM SEITE TEAM UNITED NOVESSAR OF AMERICA DD160755588 Kids earn an average of $4.13 per lost tooth in the US. That's four times the minimum wage per hour in Mexico. — Source

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As of 2017, about 192 million people CRACKED.COM were unemployed worldwide. WORKSOURCE OREGON Job Fair Today A country that size would be the world's 7th biggest. — Source

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According to the U.S. Air Force, 94% of the dollar bills they tested harbored bacteria. THE EXITED STATES ors - в 833494723C - 994723C I г This bacteria could cause pneumonia and plenty of other serious infections. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Prison

In 43 states, jails and prisons can bill inmates for their stay. The fees can be tens of thousands of dollars, are imposed at the sole discretion of a judge, and are often aggressively collected regardless of ability to pay. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED COM The cost to end world hunger is $30 billion per year -the same amount as drunk Americans spend online annually — Source

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MUKESH AMBANI BUILT A HOME FOR AROUND $1 BILLION. The richest man in India built his 400,000-square foot private residence in Mumbai. It has 27-stories, a garage with space for 168 cars, three helipads on the roof, gardens spreading over three floors, and many other ridiculous things. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Russian billionaire Yuri Milner owns a 380-foot yacht that has another, 69-foot yacht stowed inside it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM In a side-by-side comparison, Skullcandy can go toe-to-toe with Beats, which cost more than 3x more. b $89 $300 While Beats have a slicker, sleeker design, that's pretty much their main draw. In terms of comfort and sound quality, the Skullcandy were streets ahead. — Source

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A study by the American Automobile Association on tires reveals that inexpensive tires are just as safe as premium brands. When new tires from both categories were tested, similar results were observed for stopping distance, grip and vibration. Also, slightly worn premium tires were outperformed by inexpensive new ones by a large margin. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BANQUE DU ZAIRE VINGY MICLE ZAIRES 0 0 0 0 17-1991 Nyultill 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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Very soon, quantum computing might be able to totally break Bitcoin's security. Bitcoin only works because, to crack its security, you'd need insane computing power - and quantum computers could easily provide that by 2027 or so. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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By buying Santa's DOD address. DB 002745 B2 i .. Drawan OFFICIAL drive Nice List SANTA CLAUS EBERTIFTCATE CREST Flosis 37 Noelle Tu - CHEIR CRACKED.COM Using a North Pole address he secured in Alaska, Byron Reese launched SantaMail.org in 2001 where parents can get Christmas cards La from Santa mailed to their children. O Byron was inspired by his late mother's tradition of giving him letters from Santa as a child. In four years, their sales reached $1 million. — Source

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In Turkey, you can no longer use cryptocurrencies to buy anything at all. Due to rising inflation, people started using crypto for everyday transactions more and more, but the government put a stop to that on April 30, 2021. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Princess Diana

Princess Diana's revenge dress was sold for $65,000 Diana put the stunning dress she wore after Prince Charles admitted adultery up for auction, with the money going up towards cancer and AIDS-related charities. CRACKED.COM — Source

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By selling rocks to the American public. 002745 E PET ROCK PET ROCK! 1 PET PET ROCI 1 ROCKS TALLY BOARD PET ROCK CKS PET AMOUNT ROCK PET NO. 1,000,000 ROCI PURCHASED O, 10/01 DEC 24, 197 2 $ e ROCK! CRACKED.COM DET For Gary Dahl, the perfect pet would have to never need feeding, watering, or to be walked. Gary took this concept and turned it into the famous Pet Rock in 1975, selling a million of the inanimate critters his first year. His profit margin was only $1 per unit, but that's all it took to turn Dahl — Source

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Joey and Chandler's wood canoe sold for $10,500 Proceeds of the 2019 Friends auction went to the Trevor Project. CRACKED.COM — Source

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What happens when you win a free car? On Oprah's iconic You get a car! episode, she gave away 276 cars valued at $7.7 million. However, each recipient (who all needed new cars) had to pay a gift tax of up to $7,000. 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. CRACKED COM — Source

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When did credit scores start? I edit Report Credit Report M Credit Score is - - 765 Excellent: 700 Good: 501 Cream FROELLENT 765 Fair: 351 - РОО - 100 Exculure 50+ - 700 Good 500 355 Uncertain: 301 - 35 For 300 303 Undertain 250m Puor Poor: 250-30 - - new - The concept of credit scores was invented in the 1950s, but the current system didn't start until 1989. They're as old as Taylor Swift. CRACKED COM — Source

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How much does the government spend on NASA? NASA's 2020 budget was $22.629 billion but consider that's only 0.48% of the U.S. government's spending. CRACKED COM — Source

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How much does it cost to rent an original Picasso? $5 per semester, if you're a student at Oberlin through their Art Rental program. CRACKED COM — Source

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How much does a contract killing cost? The most extensive study was done in Australia in 2003. The offers ranged from $500 to $100,00. They averaged $16,500. Only use this information to write more realistic screenplays. CRACKED COM — Source

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Who is the richest dog? 100 100 Gunther IV is a second-generation wealthy dog. Yup, generational wealth even applies to canines. The German Shepherd is believed to be worth $400 million. CRACKED COM — Source

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Are smarter people wealthier? There's no link between IQ and wealth. People who score within the super intelligent range are just as likely to have financial difficulties as other people. CRACKED COM — Source

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Money and Happiness

How much money do you need to be happy? NOST Previous research suggested happiness plateaued at $75,000, but a recent study shows higher incomes can continue to increase day-to-day well-being. Sorry, Biggie, but it looks like more money means less problems. CRACKED COM — Source

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What was the first item sold on eBay? Listed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, a broken laser pointer was the first item sold-for $14.83. CRACKED COM — Source

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