A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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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, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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Jerry Seinfeld turned down US$5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the Seinfeld show for a tenth season.
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In 2013, Candy Crush made $850,000 per day!
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A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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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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