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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The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.
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The most expensive cow in the world was sold in 2009 for $1.2 million.
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A man sued Bank of America for erroneously foreclosing on his home and won. When they didn’t pay the fees, he foreclosed their bank.
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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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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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