[Finance fact 1] Yahoo turned down the chance to buy Google for $1 million in 1997.
[Finance fact 2] Disney created a short called The Sorcerer's Apprentice to boost Mickey Mouse's fading popularity. As production costs began to mount, they decided to include it as part of a feature film set to classical music. This became the classic Disney film, Fantasia.
[Finance fact 3] George Washington was worth $525 million in his day (adjusted for inflation).
[Finance fact 4] A 9-year-old boy robbed a New York bank in 1981 and got away with $118.
[Finance fact 5] The three most common jobs in America are 1) salesperson, 2) cashier, and 3) fast-food worker.
[Finance fact 6] The pyramid on the Great Seal is unfinished and the U.S. government hasn’t explained why. Some people think it represents that America is always growing.
[Finance fact 7] After the Volkswagen company admitted it intentionally evaded EPA emissions standards in 2015, VW stock crashed, wiping nearly $16.9 billion off its market value.
[Finance fact 8] Grocery store shelves are rented by companies to put their products out. Eye level and the perimeter are the most expensive.
[Finance fact 9] A police detective named Robert Cunningham offered to split a lottery ticket with a waitress named Phyllis Penzo at his favorite restaurant in Yonkers, NY in place of a tip. The ticket was a winner worth $6 million, which he split with her without hesitation. The event was made into a movie, “It Could Happen to You.”
[Finance fact 10] The 2008 U.S. financial bailout cost more than the Marshall Plan, Louisiana Purchase, Race to the Moon, S&L bailout, Korean War, New Deal, Iraq War, Vietnam War, and NASA’s lifetime budget—combined. The bailout total was $4.62 trillion.
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This finance facts generator can generate some interesting finance facts for free. These finance facts can help you learn some new knowledge and know more about finance.
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