Random Money Facts

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    The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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    The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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    Lucky First Metal Detect
    Lucky First Metal Detect
    In 2012, a British man named Wesley Carrington used a metal detector for the first time and found £100,000 worth of Roman gold within 20 minutes.
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    GTA V achieved $1 billion in sales just 3 days after its launch.
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    Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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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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    Nintendo has banked so much money, they could run a deficit of over $250 million every year and still survive until 2052.
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    On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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