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25 Trivia Tidbits About Money

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25 Trivia Tidbits About Money

June 23, 2024

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Hey, he found it

By treasure hunting on a sunken ship. - CRACKED.COM Mel Fisher and his son discovered stacks of silver, gold, and jewels aboard the sunken Spanish ship, the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, in 1985. The total worth of the sunken treasure was $450 million, which the Fisher's were able to keep 3/4ths of after battling with the Florida State Department over ownership. — Source

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The original Batmobile sold for $4.2 million CORN The Batmobile from the original TV series was bought by 56-year-old who owned a logistics company. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRAGKED.COM THE UNITED ST AMERICA all 50 states are OR об GO 95 05 IN 05 06 = is listed across the D 5 05 D SI . IS top OP the Lincoin 05 DE OF as memorial on the 05 back OP a $5 bill. COVCOLN PFOOKEA — Source

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8 5% of 35 34 31 lottery 29 5 5 25 ticket buyers buy 17 51% of all tickets 2 sold. 33 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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More Monopoly money is printed annually than $1 STATES OF bills have been in a decade THIS NOTE 19 UNITED LEGAL AND TENDER PRIVATE STATES OF AM PUBLIC FOR ALL DEBTS L 7774 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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American Spending

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

18

The Bacteria on Dollar Bills

According to the U.S. Air Force, 94% of the dollar bills they tested harbored bacteria. This bacteria could cause pneumonia and plenty of other serious infections. — Source

17

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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The smartphone industry spends about $10 billion a year on suing over, and buying, patents. 400 430g 440 440g est 4500 752al 752 12 PO 75222 an-n Excation May Aug Basic UA-DI kro 410 Quick Connect DO SINCE 990 Christina Motano 1130 NG 951-7 002 DE 21 из Strain tos : 750 251 Screenshot cactured 1018 Tough : We you Emix Clarke 0452 PM Hello Today mont box E Special m on s Connected 35 2 media device Touch to other 153 adidas $54005 DE concern 75702 7520 75231 POR 450m 450 That money could launch four Mars Rover missions a year. — Source

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A recent study by Italian economists shows that the wealthiest Florence families from 1427 remain the wealthiest even today, six centuries later. This trend is not exclusive to Italy, similar data was gathered in England and China. CRACKED COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM If you're planning to invest in multi-level marketing schemes, don't bother. More than 99 percent of those who participate lose money and only a few actually gain profit. — 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. CRACKED.COM — Source

12

Do you find it strange having CRACKED.COM multiple stylists? HOW ABOUT A STYLIST JUST FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE? SOME CELEBRITIES PAY UP TO $80,000 ANNUALLY TO HAVE THEIR CHRISTMAS TREES DECORATED BY PROFESSIONALS — Source

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CRACKED.COM PoKéMoN GO players spent about $2.2 million a day on in-app purchases R in 2018. $ $ $ — Source

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CRACKED.COM I'm Hiding Money Under My Mattress IS STILL VERY REAL. OPE 3 HOLA 50 Dell 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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Amancio Ortega, founder of Inditex-- who owns the fashion line Zara - purchased two office blocks in Seattle for $740 million. They were being leased by Amazon, making him Jeff Bezos' new landlord. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TWENTY SHILL Counterfeit, 15 DESER 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

7

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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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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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

4

Kurt Cobain's MTV Unplugged sweater sold for $334,000 The garment of the late Nirvana singer holds the record for the most expensive sweater sold at auction. CRACKED.COM — Source

3

Ingredients in high-end perfumes cost $1.20 to $1.50 The average cost to make the liquid of a $150 bottle of perfume is just 1% that amount. CRACKED.COM — Source

2

Marty McFly's Hooverboard went for $500,000 The prop from Back to the Future // was signed by Michael J. Fox and significantly outsold the estimated $80,000 to $100,000. CRACKED.COM — Source

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It cost $4 million to give Shrek a Scottish accent Mike Meyers originally gave the character a Canadian accent but switched a Scottish accent after a rough cut was already made. CRACKED.COM — Source

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