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    Mincome
    An experimental program in Canada in the 1970s gave everyone a minimum income just for being a citizen.
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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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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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    Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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    Dmitry Argakov
    Dmitry Argakov
    A man named Dmitry Argakov was sent a letter offering him a credit card but he didn’t like the terms. So he altered the contract to include unlimited credit at 0% interest which the bank accepted but then tried to void his card. He sued the bank for not sticking to terms of the credit contract and won.
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    For each word he said in Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $21,429.
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    GTA V achieved $1 billion in sales just 3 days after its launch.
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    One year, Elvis Presley paid 91% of his annual income to the IRS.
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