Random Money Facts

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    Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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    Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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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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    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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    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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    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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    According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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    There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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