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In 1789, the total U.S. federal government debt was $190,000.
In 1999, Pepsi, Inc. paid $0.00 in income tax!
It is estimated that there is in excess of 3,000,000,000 bibles been sold throughout the world!
Just one in three consumers pays off his or her credit card bill every month.
More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world.
Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.
Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States'national income.
Sales of Rolaids, Alka-Seltzer, and Tums jump 20% in December "
The Australian $5,$10,$20,$50 and $100 notes are made out of plastic.
The average company saves over $7,000 for each employee suggestion that is enacted!
The city of Las Vegas has the most hotel rooms in the world.
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
The estimated number of M&M's sold each day in the United States is 200,000,000.
The face of a penny can hold about thirty drops of water.
The filming of the movie 'Titanic'cost more than the Titanic itself!
The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
The higher the income, the more likely an American man will cheat on his wife.
The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
The Pacific island of Nauru’s economy is almost entirely based on bird droppings.
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