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December 10, 2024

Since time and money seem to go hand-in-hand, we’re certain that a small investment of your time with these financial facts will no doubt help you obtain more of that sweet, sweet greenery. You’ll learn what to do and what not to do while taking in some fun currency-based facts along the way.

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McDonald’s

INSTEAD OF FAST FOOD, ONE MAN GOT SERVED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. A guy got thousands of dollars in cash from McDonald's instead of his order, but he went back to the McD's and gave it back. The staff ecstatically hugged him. CRACKED

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Local Economies

In 1989, Geneva Steel paid its employee bonuses in $2 bills to illustrate the company's effect on the economy. TWO DOLLARS TWO DOLLARS 2 THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 2 A A 07717000A 1 WASHINGTON.D.C. 1 G A DE OT A07717000 A FK G 17 1 Dave Enobede Sabal SERIES 2003 I State Secondary of Be Smarry MEFFERSON MIED UNTTEDSTATESOFAMERICA TWO DOLLARS TWODOAARS LIMER DOLLARS CRACKED.COM When the bills began to appear in different places, people recog- nized the importance of the company to the local economy. — Deseret News / Wikipedia

38

Prohibition

During Prohibition doctors could prescribe beer. A prescription could be filled every ten days and cost 3-4 dollars, about 50 dollars in today's money. CRACKED.COM — Source: Smithsonian

37

The Friends Cast

Each of the Friends still earns 20 million dollars a year just from the show's reruns.

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Stan Lee

Stan Lee's business manager stole not just millions of dollars, but also his blood. Besides swindling him out of money, he also allegedly had a nurse take blood from Lee, which he then sold in Las Vegas as a collectible for thousands of dollars. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

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Lottery Winnings

In 1984, a policeman asked a NYC pizza joint waitress to pick his lottery numbers, saying he would split the winnings. own Pizzeria & Restaurant FREE DELIVERY 237-777 SCHARESTEN DOI BRASIL OPEN TWT 100 UNITED STATES KB94571448I NDRED DOLLARS Не won, and true to his word, gave her $3 million dollars. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — People

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Cleopatra

GRACKED ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S CLEOPATRA COST $44 MILLION TO MAKE, IN 1963. In 2023 dollars that would be over 350 million dollars. — Source

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Mark Twain

Mark Twain's interest in typesetting machines ruined him financially. A former typesetter himself, Twain invested tens of thousands of dollars on the

32

Harvard

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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One Billion Dollars

CRACKED.COM THIS IS WHAT ONE BILLION DILLARY DOLLARS WOULD LOOK LIKE One Billion Dollars Stack height One Million Dollars 19 feet 5 .8 meters ФО STACKED ON A A I TENNIS COURT, COMPARED TO A STACK OF ONE MILLION. — 28 Eyebrow-Arching Size Comparisons

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Plutophobia

PLUTOPHOBIA CRACKED COM Most people wish they had more money, but plutophobia is a fear of money or wealth. It may stem from a fear of the responsibilities or pressures associated with it, so they may sabotage their own career to prevent them from making more money.

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Reward Money

A kidnapped girl received the reward money for rescuing herself. CRACKED.COM 13-year-old Jayme Lynn Closs was abducted and held captive for 88 days un- til she escaped in 2019. Hor- mel, the parent company of the store where her parents worked, issued Hayme the $25,000 reward money. — Source

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Mineral Rich

CRACKED ASTEROIDS ARE WORTH A HUGE LOT OF MONEY. NASA has estimated the value of minerals in the asteroid belt as exceeding $600,000,000,000,000,000,000 That's nearly $100 billion per person currently alive. — Nazarii_Neshcherenskyi/Shutterstock
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27

Jackie Coogan

CRACKED A CHILD ACTOR'S PARENTS SPENT ALL HIS MONEY In 1938, actor Jackie Coogan tried to get back the money he had earned as a kid actor from his own parents, but it didn't work out and he only ended up with $35,000. — Collider

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Money Buys Happiness

MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS - .. ER... WAIT... CAN IT? GRACKED Research by Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania showed that having more money can, actually, make people happier. It was found that up to $500,000 in additional earnings can bring a lot of joy to people. Who knew? — Money / Independent

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For the Love of Money

CRACKED FAKE Money is the root of ail evil. - TIMOTHY 6:10 This verse from the King James Bible is actually, The love of money is the root of all evil. — Nancy Bauer/Shutterstock
Bible Gateway

24

The Red Slippers

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

23

The Thermal Club

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

22

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 fr

21

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

20

The Witcher

The writer who came up with The Witcher sold the rights to the games for $9500. That was it - no royalties or anything, just a lump-sum payment (that didn't even come at once, but in two installments). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Grain Payments

CRACKED ARTISANS IN ANCIENT EGYPT STAGED THE FIRST RECORDED STRIKE. In the 12th century ВСЕ, artisans went on strike after not receiving their monthly grain ration. They were successful in securing a partial payment. — Source

18

Crypto.com

+0 FATAL x ERROR $10.5 MILLION LOST In 2021, Crypto.com accidentally sent a woman $10.5 million instead of the $100 refund she asked for. Why? An employee made a mistake and put an account number in the payment field. 63,52 cryptos 1504,72 CRACKED — Source

17

Film Firsts

Historical Firsts in The World of Stunts The first paid stuntman 1908 Maybe previous stunts were undocumented, but the first recorded payment to a stuntman was in 1908's The Count of Monte Cristo, where an acrobat was paid $5 to jump off a cliff upside down into the sea. CRACKED — Source

16

Steven Spielberg

Schindler's List earned almost 15 times as much money as it cost to make. But Steven Spielberg accepted no payment. Calling it blood money, the director instead his earnings to a Jewish foundation.

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Bitcoin

In 2009, Lily Allen refused to get paid for a concert in 200,000 Bitcoin. She was offered the payment for a virtual performance in Second Life but said no, and later called herself an idiot. If she'd taken it, she'd be a billionaire today. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rishi Sunak

RISHI SUNAK had a bit of trouble when trying to buy a can of Coke with contactless payment as part of a photo ор. Turns out, he had no clue how contactless payment worked. beds Specia Estre FOR CRACKED — Source

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci KING OF FRANCE CRACKED COM YEARLY STIPEND 400 ducats Da Vinci received a generous yearly payment from the King. For reference, 1 ducat was 10 days pay for one of da Vinci's students. — Source: Fleurty Herald

12

The Civil War

After the Civil War, the US filed financial claims against Great Britain for their support of the Confederacy. CRACKED.COM A Senator named Charles Sumner de- manded a payment of $2 billion but offered that the U.K. could just turn over Canada as payment instead.

11

Tesla and Bitcoin

Tesla dropping BTC as a payment method wiped out about $365 billion. The total value of all cryptos, including Bitcoin, dropped by roughly that much after Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla would no longer accept car purchases in Bitcoin. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: CNBC

10

A Cashless Family

Until recently, members of the British Royal Family didn't carry any cash with them. It was a centuries-long tradition, apparently kept alive out of fear of germs. Prince William was the first Royal who started carrying cash. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Yahoo

9

Olympic Pole Vaulter Sergey Bubka

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.

8

Cardi B

For his 28th birthday, Offset got $500,000 in physical cash from Cardi B. She put all the bills in a fridge, filling it up to the brim with stacks of Benjamins. Why cash? She didn't know what to get someone who has everything. CRACKED.COM — Source: Yahoo

7

Brink’s

CRACKED L-2013-134 MONOPOLY Cash management J.B.C Brink's SECURITY SINCE 1859 55-51578 Brink's Co. is the biggest cash management company in the world (meaning, they make armored trucks and stuff). They have a complete hold on the industry after buying Dunbar Armored Inc. for a whopping $520 million. — lunopark/Shutterstock
Maryland Daily Record

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Almond Delight

5

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

4

Cash for Courage?

GRACKED TAKING A ROSETTE OFF A BULL'S HEAD In the Camargue bullfighting event, a razeteur tries to take a rosette off the bull's head. If they manage to do it, they get a cash reward. — Avignon Et Provence

3

Venmo

CRACKEDCON I never would have imagined not having cash on me. V $ Apps like Venmo and Cash App that transfer money to others have completely removed m

2

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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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

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