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28 Trivia Tidbits About Money

By:: Timon DJ Spajic; Cracked Writers

October 01, 2021

28 Trivia Tidbits About Money

Oyster shells, pearls, plaster, live animals, and even grain were used as cash before notes and coins were invented. It could be considered "money" as much because it was divided and scarce.

Money is a cultural obsession and we can't do much about it. So, have you thought about the origins of the term "money"?

According to Mark Twain, money is the ultimate evil. According to St. Paul: the desire for wealth is the basis of all evil. It has gone from a neat technology for bargaining to the massively complex structures and institutions that we impact so much in our daily lives.

While the majority of us struggle to pay our expenses, some people acquire $250 million apartments for the occasional vacation. More on this, as well as 27 other vexing facts about the wealthy, prices, and money in general:

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Ken Griffin bought a penthouse for $238 million. $ S S The hedge-fund manager's purchase broke a record for the most expensive home ever sold in the U.S. Oh, and it's not even his permanent residence, because according to his spokesperson, he just needed a place to stay when in town, since his company was expanding in New York. CRACKED.COM — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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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 — Lexington Herald

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By selling ad space, one pixel at a time. 002745 The Million Dollar Homepage 1,000,000 pixet From @tewa THE CALORIES Homepage Buy Pizels - FAQ Blog LOA 200 UPST com un Smarter Pokah .. £ FREGRIESS DIRICH YOUR NOT G6 USA DAG Download Movies BI LOTA R DO FRE LEASE -- O WHITE GAMES Дник scon RentClicks KO PILLS FOLDEN POLICE cheap CDs A U FREE CASINO XXXX WebHosting FOOD Cromoell S eurodns flipe are TVY CASINOSCAMS FREE-PIXEL LUST CODE MARKET CRACKED.COM Alex Tew launched the website milliondollarhomepage.com in 2005 which was a square containing 1 million pixels. Each pixel — BBC

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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 — Washington Post

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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 — The Hollywood Reporter

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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 — HBR

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By inventing rotten novelty teeth. 002745 il KHA оганти GRACKED.COM Jokester Rich Bailey crafted himself a pair of crooked false teeth that he would wear to flirt with cheerleaders at Missouri State University. When Jonah White met him, Rich taught him how to make the dentures and the two began to sell them all over. According to their website, the gag product is sold in 95% of the world's countries. — Bloomberg

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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 — NASA

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China used to trade knife-money. Knife-replica coinage was developed in the regions where knives were commonly used tools, while spade-money hailed from regions more dependent on agriculture than good, honest stabbin'. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — 14 (Weirdo) Official Currencies In The World

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Your $10 Casio keeps better time than your $10,000 Rolex ORIGINAL 05 GAS ESCAPE ROLEX VALVE DEEPSEA 40 DATE WORLD - IO, RING YEL I C LOCK SYSTAM 30 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 — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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Studies have shown that Stradivarius violins don't sound better than modern ones. mp Supposedly the million-dollar Strads are able to project sound in a superior way, but tests on both audiences and professional violinists haven't been able to support that claim. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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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 — 14 (Weirdo) Official Currencies In The World

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Apple AirPods are no better than their knockoffs, minus a few minor features. While AirPods cost $159, the knockoffs will only run you around $39.99, and according to reviews, they have the same sound quality and durability. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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CRACKED COM When Dennis Kozlowski was indicted for fraud the investigators found a gold and burgundy shower curtain worth $6,000 in his maid's bathroom. - - Kozlowski was so wealthy, he said of the offending item: But I didn't even know about it. I just wasn't even aware of it. — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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The expiration date for tires is six years. UMWA ATL2 Eyes Com Code Code Haid EUR 0511 Code . DOT Continution Department Transportation They can go bad even if they're sitting on the shelf. To make sure, check the code imprinted on the inside of a tire - the last four digits indicate the week and the year of when it was manufactured. CRACKED.COM — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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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 — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT YOUR RECEIPT BEFORE YOU THROW IT AWAY. Because the receipt sometimes comes with a satisfaction survey. You can $ often get RECEIPT free stuff or discounts on your next purchase if you fill out the survey. GRAGKED.COM — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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70 PERCENT OF ALL LOTTERY WINNERS LOSE EVERYTHING IN THE FOLLOWING SEVEN YEARS UAG WAO 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 — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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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 — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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CRACKED.COM The richest 1% of the world earned 82% of all the money generated in 2017. — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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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. — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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To lose weight and detoxify their bodies, celebrities go to infrared saunas. They make you sweat more than normal saunas, which supposedly unloads more toxins. There's zero evidence for this, but that doesn't bother celebrity fans like Demi Moore, Selena Gomez, the Kardashians, or Leonardo DiCaprio. Chelsea Handler even has an infrared sauna at home, which she uses three times a week. CRACKED.COM — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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CRACKED.COM Normal kids hang around playgrounds with their skateboards. For the ultra- rich, they have The Thermal Club. It is a private racetrack where you can race your supercars to your heart's content. Individual membership alone costs $85,000, excluding the compulsory portion of land you must own to build a garage for your car. — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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Millionaires and celebrities hire CRACKED.COM personal shoppers to do their holiday shopping. They charge $400 an hour or a percentage of the shopping bill. Their job includes hunting down rare items that are gifted to the client's friends, family, and pets. — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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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 — 23 Reality-Shifting Comparisons About Money

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BASED ON 2011 SALES, OIL COMPANIES EXXON AND Chevron Mobil HAD LARGER ECONOMIES THAN AUSTRIA AND PORTUGAL RESPECTIVELY CZECH REPUBLIC MOLDAVI SLOVAKIA FRANCE HUNGARY SWITZERLAND MEXXOL ROMANIA SLOVEN CROATIA ITALY BOSNIA SERBIA & HER. BULGARIA nev ONTE ALBANIA MACE- SPAIN DONIA GREECE GRACKED.COM — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

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The Coinage Act of 1792 that established the US Mint made coin defacement, counterfeiting, and embezzlement by Mint employees punishable by death. Sourced Medalla ... - MEDAILLEN CRACKED.COM — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

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NNETYPERCENT OF AZZ U.S. BILLS CARRY TRACES OF COCAINE. KB46279860I G 205 Henry m the hang 100 Secretary of Treatory CRACKED COM ONERUNDREDDOLARS — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

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