The year was 1896, and a passenger agent for the Katy Railroad in Texas named William George Crush had a fantastical idea to spur up publicity for the railroad he ...
Business & money
The largest bill currently printed and circulated by the U.S. Treasury is the $100 bill, but there used to be bills much larger. One was even worth $100,000. In 1969, ...
Just in case you were wondering, you can purchase large sheets of uncut legal U.S. currency directly from the U.S. government. It’s not a complicated process to obtain uncut paper ...
It can take years to build a multi-story building or skyscraper. The tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates, took five years to build its ...
Domino’s Pizza operates more than 14,000 restaurants in 85 countries and delivers more than 1.5 million pizzas every day. Here are some completely random facts about this massive pizza chain. ...
Waggoner Ranch is a ranch in Texas that went up for sale in August 2014 for an amazing asking price of $725 million and sold for an undisclosed amount. It ...
Vaseline, or petroleum jelly, is used for just about everything. Chances are you have a jar of the stuff sitting in your medicine cabinet or drawer somewhere in your home. ...
Canada has a one-dollar coin called the “loonie.” It was introduced in 1987 to replace the country’s paper one-dollar bill. But something strange happened to the loonie on its way ...
Gold is one of the most prized elements on the planet. It has been used throughout history as a sign of power and wealth, adorned in jewelry, and even used ...
Why a pin? It’s explained at the end of the story Having a dangerous toy that tends to injure the people you’re marketing it to is never a good business ...
Liquid Paper is the magical stuff that can cover mistakes, but if it weren’t for one woman and her difficulty using an electric typewriter, it might never have been invented. ...
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