14 Answers To Money-Related Questions
Who makes more money—Jay-Z or Beyoncé?
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We all have understandable money questions: How do I become wealthy? What's the difference between a Roth IRA and a 401(k)? What stocks should I invest in? What even are stocks? We're not here to answer those practical financial questions. We're here to answer these 14 useless, money-related questions instead…
![How dirty is money? A U.S. bill contains an average of 10 microbes per square centimeter. American paper bills are especially hospitable to bacteria.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/3/5/771935.jpg)
Source: Scientific American
![How much money do astronauts make? Non-military astronaut candidates make between $65,14 and $100,701 per year.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/3/771853.jpg)
Source: NASA
![How much is the Statue of Liberty worth? IITTIT It may be priceless, but the scrap value of the statue is under $230,0](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/3/771843.jpg)
Source: Popular Mechanics
![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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/5/771955.jpg)
Source: News.com.au
![How many pennies are there? There are 130 billion pennies in circulation. In pounds, that's over 716 million.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/0/771850.jpg)
Source: LX News
![When did credit scores start? edit Report 70 Cressr Soore Excellent: 501 Good: 765 765 351 Fair: 301 Uncertain: 250-30 Poor: 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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/9/5/771895.jpg)
![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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/4/771854.jpg)
Source: Planetary.org
![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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/1/771851.jpg)
Source: HuffPost
![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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/6/771846.jpg)
![Who is the richest dog? 2 100 SHSARA 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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/2/771842.jpg)
Source: Mental Floss
![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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/1/771841.jpg)
Source: Science Daily
![How much money do you need to be happy? GEB 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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/6/771836.jpg)
Source: PNAS
![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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/8/771828.jpg)
Source: eBay
![Who's richer- Jay-Z or Beyonce? INO Jay-Z is estimated to be worth $1.4 billion while Beyonce is estimated to be worth around $420 million.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/7/771827.jpg)
Source: Forbes and SFChronicle