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    In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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    As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime! That's more than half of his total net worth!
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    IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return
    According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!
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    Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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    In 2013, Candy Crush made $850,000 per day!
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    Money Can Buy Happiness
    Money Can Buy Happiness
    Money can buy happiness, but researchers have found that its emotional well-being benefits max out at a salary of about 75K a year.
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    When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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    In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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