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29 Facts About Money That Seem Made Up (But Aren’t)

By:: Timon DJ Spajic; Cracked Writers

July 31, 2023

29 Facts About Money That Seem Made Up (But Aren’t)

You may not give much thought to the wealth you use daily, but you should. Because it turns out that the stuff you carry in your pockets every day has more mysteries than you imagined. Do you know what materials are used to make bills? (Hint: They’re not made of paper.) The duration of a normal bill’s circulation? Or why the government issues new varieties of coins so frequently? Or how much will rare coins earn for their collectors?

Click through that to learn more about your currency, from secret meanings on coins to security mechanisms you may not have known about.

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Will Smith's trailer is roughly the same size as an average European house. Its luxury, however, supersedes most homes. For the price tag of $2.5 million, he got a high-tech mansion on wheels complete with a custom-made marble kitchen and leather seats and ceilings. CRACKED COM — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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If your car doesn't need premium gas, it's not worth the money. Premium gas has more octane than the regular stuff, which makes it less combustible. This is only needed in luxury cars, where the higher temperature of the engine can cause the fuel to pre-ignite. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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CRACKED.COM Australian billionaire Clive Palmer wants only the simplest things in life. Such as building a $472 million functioning replica of the Titanic. — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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If you bring a reusable shopping bag to TRADER JOE'S and spend at least $25 ER JOE'S you can participate in a regular, weekly raffle to win W a $25 TJ gift card. CRACKED.COM static can out of the — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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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 — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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Mukesh Ambani, the 13th-richest person in the world, reportedly spent upwards of $100 million on his daughter's wedding. The event was attended by many celebrities and politicians, including Hillary Clinton. There was even a performance by Béyonce. CRACKED.COM — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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BEDBATH& BEYOND STOP Expired Bed, Bath & Beyond coupons are almost always accepted. CRACKED.COM — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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You don't have to spend a fortune on a salon haircut. You can get it done at a beauty school. Hairstylists-in-training need real customers, but they can't charge a lot. CRACKED.COM — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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According to the U.S. Air Force, 94% of the dollar bills they tested harbored bacteria. THE EXITED STATES ors - в 833494723C - 994723C I г This bacteria could cause pneumonia and plenty of other serious infections. GRACKED.COM — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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GRACKED.COM You only need to make $33,000 USD per year to make the cut for the richest Global 1%. — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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Uber-rich mothers hire professional organizers CRACKED.COM to pack their kid's trunks for summer camp. MA تحت LURE LAU RE Energizer THIS are A professional organizer charges about $250 per hour - for the 4 or so hours that one trunk takes, that's $1,000. Professional organizers, who do all kinds of tidying and organizing work for high-income clients, have their own 4,000-member-strong national association. — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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Rich people don't just hire nannies for their kids, they hire trained nannies. By trained we mean martial-arts, stunt-driving trained. IN N These Norland TA nannies earned TAE KV their four-year RETERN BA Honours degree in Norland College in Bath, Somerset, and are well-prepared in case someone tries to kidnap the kids or take stolen photos of them. GRACKED.COM — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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CRACKED.COM So your cat died, but you can't bear to go on without him? For $725, you can have your cat taxidermed. But if that price sounds too upper-middle-class, $25,000 will get you a clone. Both procedures cost even more for dogs. — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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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 — 23 Reality-Shifting Comparisons About Money

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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 — 23 Reality-Shifting Comparisons About Money

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The Perth mint in Western Australia recently produced the world's most valuable, legal tender coin. It's 80 cm wide, 12 cm deep, and weighs 1,012 kg. It's also made from 99.99% pure gold. It's legal tender value is $1 million. It's gold value is over $50 million. Go figure. Apparently, size does matter. CRACKED.COM — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

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Spielberg bought the Rosebud sled for $55,000 ROSEBUD Steven Spielberg bought the Citizen Kane prop of film history in 1982. It is now in the Academy Museum. CRACKED.COM — Washington Post

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CRACKED COM FEDERARESEVENOTE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENSER FOR ALL DESTS. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 1 K 03040506H WANNINGTON,D.C. Il H2 11 K K03040506H nH 179 11 1 999 havence H. dinners 11 I Jewary 1 ONEDOR BEFORE THE DAYS OF PAPER MONEY, AMERICANS TRADED ANIMAL SKINS, INCLUDING DEER & ELK BUCKS, FOR GOODS AND CURRENCY. HENCE THE WORD BUCK TO DESCRIBE MONEY. — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

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Marilyn Monroe's white subway dress is worth $4.6 million Actor Debbie Reynolds put the iconic Seven Year Itch dress, alongside other film memorabilia from Elizabeth Taylor, up for auction in 2011. CRACKED.COM — BBC

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Oprah's free cars cost up to $7,000 in gift tax Car recipients (all picked because they were in need of transportation) were shocked by the tax. CRACKED.COM — Independent

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By making cat memes. 002745 LOLCATS CRACKED.COM Kari Unebasami sent her friend Eric Nakagawa a photo of a cute cat with a phonetically spelled out caption in 2007 after Eric had a bad day. The two launched I Can Haz Cheezburger for such animal mash-ups, which became an internet sensation. After it was all said and done, Eric walked away with $10 million from the venture. — Wired

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Nobody knows who actually invented Bitcoin (and cryptocurrencies in general). TROYOZ INTERNATIONAL MJB EUSTER bb ITALYOZ BITCON. NTRAL METALS B MAJIENDO The inventor went by the name Satoshi Nakamoto online, but the person (or group) behind the handle never came forward and has never been identified. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Business Insider

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It costs $0.92 a year to charge your phone daily If you fully drain and recharge your battery every night, it costs less than a dollar a year based on average U.S. electricity prices. CRACKED.COM — ZDNet

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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 — HuffPost

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Bitcoin's rise from $150 to $1000 was probably due to just one person. NON B That's the conclusion of a study that looked at trades happening when the price jumped - t they were done by two bots that didn't even own the BTC they traded. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — TechCrunch

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Some Australian and British notes are so thin and rigid, people figured out they could actually produce sound from vinyl records. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — 14 (Weirdo) Official Currencies In The World

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Who's richer- Jay-Z or Beyoncé? LI IN MPOR Jay-Z is estimated to be worth $1.4 billion while Beyoncé is estimated to be worth around $420 million. CRACKED COM — Forbes and SFChronicle

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High-end robotic vacuums don't come close to regular vacuums. In a Consumer Reports test, a $1,000 robotic vacuum picked up 40% of what a canister vacuum (that cost half as much) picked up. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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An exhaustive scientific test has proven that there is no difference between expensive wire cables and cheap ones MONSTER CABLE You CAN hear the difference! PERFORME ORMER (You actually CAN'T.) In fact, in a blind sound test, participants were unable to differentiate the sound produced by using Monster cables and coat hangers. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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