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29 Wild Facts About Money, Currencies and Prices

By:: Cracked Writers; Timon DJ Spajic

December 03, 2023

29 Wild Facts About Money, Currencies and Prices

After recording all his lines in a Canadian accent, Mike Myers had a change of heart and decided Shrek should have a Scottish accent. His decision to do so cost the studio $4 million, but in the end, it paid off big time. Let’s take a look at that and 28 other facts about prices, finances and money in general…

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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 — CBR

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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 — Smithsonian Magazine

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By selling recycled paper to China. 002745 CRACKED.COM No matter what they're selling, if it's leaving China, it's doing so in a cardboard box. Cheung Yan realized this and opened a paper trading company when she was 28, but she found the Chinese paper quality too poor. So, she headed to Los Angeles, where she bought waste paper, recycled it, and sent it to China. Now her firm, Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, makes billions in revenue. — New Yorker

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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 — LA Times

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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 — Rolling Stone

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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 — Coindesk

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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 — News.com.au

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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 — 14 (Weirdo) Official Currencies In The World

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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 — CNBC

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Extended warranties aren't worth it. The failure rate of modern gadgets and appliances is so low, you're almost sure to never need one with an extended warranty. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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USDA ORGANIC 2$/lbs 12$/lbs There is no difference in the nutritional values of organic and regular food. The synthetic chemicals and hormones in both are within the safe consumption limit. CRACKED COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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You don't need to shell out extra cash to get a good night's sleep. An Australian study found that a $677 mattress is as good as $4000 one to get a comfortable sleep. The study also revealed the prices were ridiculously marked up by retailers. After some negotiation, they were able to buy 11 out of 22 mattresses at half price. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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TWENTY SHILL Counterfeit, s 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 — 14 (Weirdo) Official Currencies In The World

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CRACKED.COM Media tycoon Sumner Redstone is reported to have given 1.5% of his net worth to various mistresses during a 'monogamous' engagement to his then-fiancee. Said woman's civil suit against Redstone alleges the following payments occurred: $21m to aspiring TV producer $18m to CBS flight attendant $6m to the flight attendants' sister $7m to an unnamed model $6m and a job at Showtime to his grandson's friend All in the course of a five-year period! — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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In 1968, billionaire Howard Hughes was paranoid that a photographer could secretly take pictures of him from the neon sign of the Silver Slipper, which was across from his Desert Inn penthouse in Las Vegas. So he bought HAL the SILVES casino for GA $5.4 ING million SLIPPER ($39.8 million adjusted FAMOUS for inflation), and - then sealed the door accessing the sign. CRACKED COM — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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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 — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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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. One Coo Madness Frandship Red Blue Mask GRACKED.COM ... TPS — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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Buy a front-loading washing machine to save on bills. SAMSUNG In comparison to top-loader washers, front-loading machines use 40 to 75% less water, and between 30 and 85% less electricity. CRACKED.COM — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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CRACKED.COM When possible, WALK to the store. Research shows impulse purchasing increases by 44%, just by taking your car with you. — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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The smartphone industry spends about $10 billion a year on suing over, and buying, patents. 400 430g 440 440g as 4500 752al 752g 12 PO 75222 an-r Excation no Aug Bultfood Basic UA-DI NEL 410 Quick Connect THE SINCE 990 Christina Holand 1130 NG 951-7 0% DE 20 из tes : 750 251 Screenshot cactured 1018 Tough : ver you Emily Clarke 0452 PM Bello Today box г Special m on s Connected 35 2 media devico Touch to other 153 adidas $54005 DE concern 75202 7520 75004 75201 POR 450g 450 That money could launch four Mars Rover missions a year. — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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CRACKED.COM I'm Hiding Money Under My Mattress IS STILL VERY REAL. i RESORT 50 1 AT 26 100 4842 A 2017 study found that around 8.4 MILLION U.S. households did not have a BANK ACCOUNT. — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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CRACKED.COM PoKéMoN GO players spent about $2.2 million a day on in-app purchases R in 2018. R $ $ $ — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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ROAD TRIP? $2,436,208.00 GRACKED.COM — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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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 — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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As of May, 2013 Bill Gates has donated an estimated $28 BILLION to charity in his lifetime. If you were earning the median wage in the US in 2011, do you know how long that would take you to earn, much less give away? 560,000 YEARS CRACKED.COM — 23 Reality-Shifting Comparisons About Money

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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 — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

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On average, the flu virus can survive outside of the body for about 48 hours... OF tra live on a can dollar Bill ...it for THE over 10 days. CRACKED COM — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

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A person who drives 10 miles to buy a lottery ticket is 3 times more likely to be killed in a car accident while driving to buy the ticket than he is to win the jackpot. CRACKED.COM — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

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CRACKED.COM Rich people have the option to not get rained on during their wedding day... ...because they can opt for 'cloud seeding' service, which utilizes the expertise of pilots and meteorologists to add substances into the clouds, forcing them to rain ahead of time for the cheap, cheap price of $100,000. — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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