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29 Trivia Tidbits About The Financial World

By:: Timon DJ Spajic; Cracked Writers

October 01, 2021

29 Trivia Tidbits About The Financial World

The world of money and finance can often seem alien, obtuse and arcane. Filled with tiny gremlins riding strange minecarts through endless vaults filled with gold. Oh wait, sorry, we're just thinking of Gringotts and Harry Potter. Weird.

The fact is, he world of finance is filled with some wild facts.

Ever wondered how much it would cost to purchase every product from a Vogue magazine? Well, we have good news and bad news. Good news: someone actually did the math on how much it would cost. Bad news: it's not something any of us could ever afford. Let's take a look at that and 28 interesting facts about prices, finances, and money in general.

For example, a man once made over a million dollars selling ‘pet rocks’ to the public. To be fair, they required no food, water or walking. Owners could throw them away in disgust when they realized they been fooled into buying a literal rock.

Scroll down for more facts about the financial world that will make your eyebrows absolutely arch.

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Joey and Chandler's wood canoe sold for $10,500 Proceeds of the 2019 Friends auction went to the Trevor Project. CRACKED.COM — Prop Store Auction

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By selling rocks to the American public. 002745 - Drawan PET ROCK PET ROCKS 1 PET PET ROCI 1 ROCKS TALLY BOARD PET ROCK CKS PET AMOUNT ROCK PET PURCHASED NO. 1,000,000 ROCI 00 DEC 24, 197 2 $ 0 / ROCK! CRACKED.COM DET For Gary Dahl, the perfect pet would have to never need feeding, watering, or to be walked. Gary took this concept and turned it into the famous Pet Rock in 1975, selling a million of the inanimate critters his first year. His profit margin was only $1 per unit, but that's all it took to turn — New York Times

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Princess Diana's revenge dress was sold for $65,000 Diana put the stunning dress she wore after Prince Charles admitted adultery up for auction, with the money going up towards cancer and AIDS-related charities. CRACKED.COM — People

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In Turkey, you can no longer use cryptocurrencies to buy anything at all. Due to rising inflation, people started using crypto for everyday transactions more and more, but the government put a stop to that on April 30, 2021. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Reuters

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It would cost $343,368 to buy every product in a Vogue magazine. US 123 ve Or at least from a June 2014 issue. CRACKED.COM — The Atlantic

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By buying Santa's DOD 08 002745 address. For السين e - Drawan ПУНЧОВА OFFICIAL from.live stear Nice List SANTA CLAUS avaidad CERTIFICATI TOTA - Noelle Tu COY FOR - CRACKED.COM Using a North Pole address he secured in Alaska, Byron Reese launched SantaMail.org in 2001 where parents can get Christmas cards from Santa mailed to their children. . Byron was inspired by his late mother's tradition of giving him letters from Santa as a child. In four years, their sales reached $1 million. — Business Insider

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Very soon, quantum computing might be able to totally break Bitcoin's security. Bitcoin only works because, to crack its security, you'd need insane computing power - and quantum computers could easily provide that by 2027 or so. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Technology Review

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How much money do astronauts make? NAS Non-military astronaut candidates make between $65,140 and $100,701 per year. CRACKED COM — NASA

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BANQUE DU ZAIRE VINGY MIELE ZAIRES 0 0 0 0 17-1991 Nyuhril When dictator Joseph Mobutu was overthrown, Zaire's government cut his face off the currency until they could design and print new notes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — 14 (Weirdo) Official Currencies In The World

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A study by the American Automobile Association on tires reveals that inexpensive tires are just as safe as premium brands. When new tires from both categories were tested, similar results were observed for stopping distance, grip and vibration. Also, slightly worn premium tires were outperformed by inexpensive new ones by a large margin. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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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 — eBay

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CRACKED.COM In a side-by-side comparison, Skullcandy can go toe-to-toe with Beats, which cost more than 3x more. b $89 $300 While Beats have a slicker, sleeker design, that's pretty much their main draw. In terms of comfort and sound quality, the Skullcandy were streets ahead. — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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Cheaper running shoes are rated better than the expensive ones. NOKA RunRepeat did a study in 2018 based on 134,867 reviews of 391 running shoes from 24 brands. They found that the top 10 most expensive shoes only scored an average of 79/100, while the top 10 most affordable ones got an average of 86/100. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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When floor cleaners were tried and tested in a lab, the best one got a score of 41%. Water got a score of 40%. CRACKED.COM — 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

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Russian billionaire Yuri Milner owns a 380-foot yacht that has another, 69-foot yacht stowed inside it. CRACKED.COM — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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CRACKED COM In 2015, billionaire Liu Yiqian purchased an antique ceramic cup (which he casually uses to drink tea from in this picture) for $36 million using his Centurion credit card. The purchase earned him 421 million American Express points, which could be converted into 28 million frequent flier points - enough to fly him and his wife around the world more than a thousand times. — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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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 — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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CRACKED.COM IF YOU WANT TO TRY SOME NEW HIGH-END BEAUTY PRODUCTS, YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT WHETHER THEY'RE AVAILABLE IN TRAVEL SIZE. THAT'S A LOT CHEAPER, AND IT'S A WIN-WIN BECAUSE YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PRODUCT IF YOU DISLIKE IT. YOU WON'T FEEL GUILTY FOR NOT FINISHING THEM, EITHER. — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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The music played inside grocery stores makes you spend more, so wear headphones! Experts have found that elevator music is slower than the human heartbeat, which gets people to slow down and spend more time in the store. Listen to upbeat music on headphones, and you'll spend seven to eight percent less. CRACKED.COM — 18 Secret Shopping Tips That Will Save You Serious Cash

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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 — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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In 2017 TSA collected $869,839.56 in GRACKED.COM loose change. The change was left at airports and they have been collecting about half a million per year for several years. — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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No state's minimum wage is high enough to live alone. The National Low Income Housing Coalition found that in order to make average rent on a one bedroom apartment in the United States you need to make $17.90 an hour at a full- time job (40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year). That's $6.40 more than the highest state minimum wage, and two and a half times federal minimum wage. S CRACKED.COM — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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GRACKED COM Wealthy people who live in the Northeast United States can buy special driveways which automatically melt the snow away! — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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Why spend pocket change on NORMAL toothpicks like a PEASANT when you can spend $18,000 on luxury, solid gold toothpicks? GRACKED.COM — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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Think Tiger Woods is the richest sportsperson in history? Then you are wrong. Introducing Gaius Appuleius Diocles a 2nd century champion Roman charioteer... who in his 24 year long racing career amassed winnings of 35,863, 120 sesterces which is equal to $15 billion in todays world. CRACKED.COM — 23 Reality-Shifting Comparisons About Money

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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. — 23 Reality-Shifting Comparisons About Money

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Rich movie buffs can hire specialty designers to pimp out their home theaters. The designs can range from tacky rich person fare to I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh in my previous life. CRACKED.COM — 24 Eyebrow-Arching Ways One Percenters Live

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