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November 22, 2024

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Cash Prizes

A Ukrainian pole vaulter kept breaking his own world record to cash in. CRACKED.COM Ukrainian pole Vaulter Sergey Bubka repeatedly and deliberately broke the world pole vault record by the smallest possible height between 1991-1993 so he could cash in on a Nike bonus with each new world record. — Info Junkie

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Joel Osteen

WEIRD WORLD Turns out, the wall of the toilet in Joel Osteen's megachurch was full of cash. Like, literally full of cash-a plumber who opened up the walls found $$$$ inside, stuffed in envelopes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Aretha Franklin

Franklin got Alamela paid in cash. A holdover from early in her career (when ripping off Black performers was extremely common) Franklin began demanding payment up front, in cash, or she would not perform. She would carry the cash in her purse and often take her purse on stage with her. She kept this policy for her whole career. CRACKED.COM — 22 Bizarre, Real Demands Made By Celebrities Behind-The-Scenes

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Murder for Hire

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. CRACKED COM — Australian Institute of Criminology

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Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg buys houses next to his. In order to have control over who lives next to him, Zuckerberg bought four different properties next to his Palo Alto home for around $30 million. CRACKED.COM — 24 Facts About One Percenters And All Their Money

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Finance Law

HAMILTON'S BUDDY FORCED HIM TO MAKE FINANCE LAWS CRACKED 28635 Alexander Hamilton's friend and Treasury department colleague William Duer stole thousands of dollars with insider trading, before there were many laws preventing it. — Source: Forbes

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Finance Terms

dead cat bounce In finance, a dead cat bounce is a brief recovery in the price of a falling asset. A dead cat will bounce if it falls from a gret he

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Financial Literacy

GRAGKED.COM AROUND 2/3 OF AMERICAN ADULTS DUNCE CANNOT PASS A BASIC FINANCIAL LITERACY TEST. This shouldn't be shocking when you learn only 17 STATES require a personal finance class to GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. — 28 Money Stats To Know (Or Not)

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Cash

SZAZMILLIO SEAZMILLIO SZAZMILLIO SZÀZMILLIÓ B:-PENGO BUDAPEST. 3946 EVI JUNIUS HO 3 AN MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK DITEIRZYZS Gayer ELNOK SEAZMILLED FOTANACSOS IA BANKJEGYHAMISITAST д TORVENY DONTETI The largest-ever legal denomination was Hungary's 100 Million Trillion Pengo. It was worth 20 US cents. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — 14 (Weirdo) Official Currencies In The World

29

The Batmobile

The original Batmobile sold for $4.2 million The Batmobile from the original TV series was bought by 56-year-old who owned a logistics company. CRACKED.COM — BBC

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Afghanistan’s Former Finance Minister

WEIRD WORLD Afghanistan's former finance minister is now an Uber driver in Washington DC. The 40-year-old once oversaw a US-supported $6bn budget. The Post reported that in one night earlier this week, he made a little over $150 for six hours' work, not counting his commute - a mediocre night. CRACKED.COM — The Guardian

27

Funding Clerks

The making of clerks was hard on everyone. In addition to his parents getting a mortgage, Smith sold all of his comics and maxxed out his credit cards to finance the indie darling. CRACKED.COM — Source: IndieWire

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Finance Myth

FINANCE IS A MAN'S GAME, DEBUNKED 10006 doleodsolnresultsinachallersaeurket 006 0 0 0000 0A 00 1 1 Men are actually overconfident with their investmen

25

Crypto Scam

Crypto Scams B THE MISS ANNA FX SCAM Miss Anna FX was found to be a crypto scammer who was taking control of people's accounts and stealing money from Meta users. She was asking people to send her $500 to invest in Bitcoin, and had made over $52,000 in a few months. CRACKED — thanun vongsuravanich/Shutterstock
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Fund Managers

15 Respected Groups Who Aren't So Elite As People Say - Want to invest some money? Mutual funds are the safe bet, but the real returns come from hirin — Source: USA Today

23

Benjamin Franklin

CRACKED UNUSUAL INHERITANCES MONEY YOU CAN'T SPEND FOR 200 YEARS In his will, Benjamin Franklin left instructions that Boston and Philadelphia should each get $4,000, invest it, and use the interest fund loans to young tradespeople for the first 100 years. After 200 years, they could actually spend the money. — Joseph-Siffred Duplessis/Shutterstock
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Piracy Investments

YOU CAN INVEST IN SOMALI PIRACY. Civil war and turmoil in Somalia have pushed many nationals into piracy with submachine guns instead of cutlasses, of — More: 4 True Stories That Sound Like Supervillain Plots

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Pyramid Schemes

CRACKED.COM If you're planning to invest in multi-level marketing schemes, don't bother. More than 99 percent of those who participate lose money and only a few actually gain profit. — Source

20

Steve Palazzo

WEIRD WORLD A politician fought rumors that he misspent campaign money, by using campaign money. Mississippi Rep. Steven Palazzo (R) is under investigation into misusing campaign funds, and he's paying for his lawyers with campaign funds. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mississippi Clarion-Ledger

19

The Plates to Print Money

The plates used to print money are hand-made. The dots and lines you see on your money are engraved by hand using very small tools. An engraver can take up to one year to complete a bill plate.

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Pine Ridge

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 — Source

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iPods

Floyd Money Mayweather spent $50K on a diamond-encrusted iPod. 52400 CRAGKEDCOM 06200n2S4

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Dumb and Dumber To

'Dumb & Dumber To' was funded using money stolen from a Malaysian government investment fund. CRACKED.COM Corrupt officials and finan- ciers stole $4.5 billion from 1Malaysia Development Ber- had between 2009 and 2015, laundering the money through a series of shell companies with bank ac- counts in the US and abroad. — Source

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The Oak Island Money Pit

CRACKED THE OAK ISLAND MONEY PIT Oak Island, which is off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, is known for its mysterious Money Pit. People have been searching for a legendary buried treasure there for centuries, and six people have even died in the process. — Popular Mechanics

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Monetary Transactions

CRACKED COM In America shoppers generally hand the cashier money. In Japan it is customary to put the money in a small tray. 1000 1000 4nnn IN 4nn 700

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Sad Scammers

CRACKED SCAMMERS ARE AN UNHAPPY BUNCH. Studies show that scammers don't enjoy their money as much as people who came by it honestly. Plus, the more money they scammed, the less happy they were. — Marko Aliaksandr/Shutterstock
Lying for More Money Makes Cash Less Satisfying

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Cash Cab

CRACKED MONEY BEING REAL ON CASH CAB STAPD - 1G12 Direct Aut On Cash Cab, the money used for the show is just pretend money. After the game is done, the production assistant takes it back. A few weeks after their episode is taped, the contestants get a check for their winnings. — Looper / AZ Central

11

Subway

Subway was started by a 17 year-old ... and his family friend who had the $$$. Don't get it twisted, money comes from money. — Source: NPR

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Sheets of Money

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Spending Money on Others

Spending money on others will make you happier. CRACKED COM Regardless of income, people who spend money on others were happier than those who spent m — Source: Science Daily

8

Steve Cravotta

WORDLE Facts A KNOCK-OFF APP SENDS ITS SALES TO CHARITY When Steve Cravotta's app took off, he offered the money to Josh Wardle. They both agreed that instead of taking the money, they would donate it to Boost! West Oakland, a tutoring nonprofit. CRACKED.COM — Source: TIME

7

Dennis Kozlowski

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

6

Terminator

Terminator used time travel to make the movie cheaper. C Setting an entire movie in the future costs a lot of money- money which no one would give to — More: 5 Iconic Details Of Beloved Films (That Came From Being Broke)

5

Ben Stein’s Lies

In the game show Win Ben Stein's Money, money won by contestants was actually paid by the producers. Money left over at the end of a season was given to Stein. If the total amount paid out exceeded that budget, the production company paid the excess. Ben Stein was never in any danger of losing his money. — Source

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Money Misquote

CRACKED.COM Money is the root of all evil 1 TIMOTHY 6:10 The full translaton is For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Greed, not money itself, creates some, not all, evil. — Bible Gateway

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Money and Happiness

ACCORDING TO A STUDY PEOPLE WHO PRIORITIZE HAVING TIME OVER MAKING MORE MONEY AReHAPPIERS However, the study didn't include participants living at pov — Source: EurekAlert!

2

Knife Money

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 — Source

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Ancient Greek Money Joke

A witty young student sold his books when he was short of money. He then wrote to his father: Congratulate me, father, I am already making money from

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