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33 Trivia Tidbits About Money

July 30, 2024

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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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Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia's richest man, lives in a $50 million steel-and-glass structure nicknamed the glassle. The top two floors are all glass. On-site aides greet visitors with Welcome to the James Bond house. CRACKED.COM — Source

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King Salman

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has a golden escalator that he uses to descend from his private plane. CRACKED.COM — 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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By divorcing Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Bezos became the third richest woman on Earth. The divorce settlement left MacKenzie with around $38 billion in Amazon shares. Despite losing that much money, Jeff Bezos remained the world's richest man, with a net worth of $121 billion. 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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How much money do you need to be happy? 1900 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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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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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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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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NASA

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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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 THE 300 101 Undertain 250m 5001 Puor Poor: 250-30 - - - - 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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However many there are is too many

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

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George Lucas made a deal with 20th Century Fox, which let him have the licensing and merchandising rights for the Star Wars franchise, in return for a $500,000 slash in his salary. That $500,000 deal paved the way for his $3,200,000,000 empire which is 6400 times larger than his lost salary. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The production of anti-matter at this point in time costs $62.5 TRILLION dollars per gram. That's almost 4 times the entire United States national debt. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Harvard's endowment is currently 32.7 billion dollars. If Harvard used part of that endowment to pay full tuition, room, and board for all 6,700 undergrads, its endowment would be left with a mere... HAVAH 32.3 billion dollars. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ochi.ru 2014 Russia spent $8.7 Billion to construct a highway connecting Sochi to the mountain hosting the ski and snowboard events. This is more than the total cost for the 2010 Winter Olympics. GRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED.COM The markup on frozen drinks is 980%. That means that a $2 drink actually costs the retailer about 19cents. — Source

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Meet the F-35 Lightning II, a.k.a. the Joint Strike Fighter, the world's next generation fighter plane currently under development. Each unit is estimated to cost $109.5 million, over 2,100 times the median U.S. household income. The U.S. Department of Defense has budgeted for 2,457 of these bad boys. That's 2,457 times... well, you get the idea. 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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CRACKED.COM I'm Hiding Money Under My Mattress IS STILL VERY REAL. i NESOPY 50 1 AT 26 100 4842 A 2017 study found that around 8.4 MILLION U.S. households did not have a BANK ACCOUNT. — Source

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According to a survey, 78% of full-time workers in the US live paycheck to paycheck. THE . UNITED STATES OPA - to В COTENZER R VE 13. 1953 ... 2 2 In fact, 25% of those workers can't even make ends meet with their paychecks. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED.COM SERVE THE UNITED 40045588 OF AMOUNCIA DC 160755588 SAMPLE 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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According to the U.S. Air Force, 94% of the dollar bills they tested harbored bacteria. THE ENITED STATES ors - Il 833494723C 9947230 I г This bacteria could cause pneumonia and plenty of other serious infections. GRACKED.COM — Source

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The Cost of Jail

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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Pine Ridge

In one of the U.S.'s poorest areas, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, people make on average less than $8,000 a year. ENTERING PINE RIDGE INDIANPESERYATION About 60% of them can't afford to plug into the power grid. 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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Pyramid Schemes

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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70 PERCENT OF ALL LOTTERY WINNERS LOSE EVERYTHING IN THE FOLLOWING SEVEN YEARS UAG WAN BREAKING OVERNIGHT ATLANTA JACKPOT WINNER DIES AFTER GOLD PLATING HIS TESTICLES Logically, if you make bad economic decisions, like playing the lottery, you will keep making bad economic decisions if you win the jackpot. This is called a self-selected group. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM The average CEO has made more money by lunchtime on January 2 than the average worker will make all year. — Source

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