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40 percent of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
Singapore has the world's highest percentage of millionaires with 1 out of 6 households having at least USD one million in disposable wealth.
Pencil sale rates increased by 700% the year after Sudoku became popular.
Ikea is the world's largest and richest "non-profit charity".
The word “millionaire” first popped up in literature in the 1826 novel “Vivian Grey” by Benjamin Disraeli.
The first banks were likely religious temples. Why? Because the security was always tight.
Who's the first banker on record? It's Pythius, a merchant banker from Asia Minor in 5th century B.C.
Where does the $ symbol come from? It's derived from the Spanish dollar sign. In 1782, the US considered choosing the Spanish peso as the country’s currency. The abbreviation for the Spanish peso (PS) later transformed into a $
Who made the first credit card? The first credit card came out in 1951, produced by American Express.
The world's largest coins were used in Alaska in 1950. At 3 feet in diameter, these 2 feet wide coins weighed 90 lbs each! Having to create jumbo sized wallets may seem like a pain, but the high value of the coins made it all worth while. Each coin was valued at $2,500.
The metallic odor left on your hands after touching coins and metal objects is actually a type of human body odor. Skin oils break down and decompose after touching iron - creating the oh so familiar coin smell on hands.
Only 8% of the world's currency exists as physical cash.
The word 'mortgage' comes from a French word that means "pledge to the death".
Apple's total sales in 2011 were $128 billion which is more than the gross domestic product of about 160 nations around the world.
Men tend to spend more money when they are not in a relationship.
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