28 Trivia Tidbits About Money

According to Mark Twain, money is the ultimate evil. According to St. Paul, the desire for wealth is the basis of all evil. Either way, money has gone from a simple means of bargaining to the massively complex structures and institutions that now impact so much of our daily lives. Scroll down for nearly 30 jaw-dropping facts about money that are so good you’ll want to leave a tip…

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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

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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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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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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

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CRACKED.COM The richest 1% of the world earned 82% of all the money generated in 2017.

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