Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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Cash machines are as dirty as public toilets.
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If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke.
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The hands of the clock on the back of the $100 bill are set at approximately 4:10.
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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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