101 Fascinating Money Facts

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While we contemplated something along the lines of “Money Lessons from our Founding Fathers,” we thought something more lighthearted and fun, but also informative, was in order.

With those ideas in mind, we’ve spent the last several weeks (okay, maybe just a few hours) scouring the internet looking for the most interesting money facts we could find.

These facts cover U.S. currency, world money, and historical money. They range from the depressing to the exciting, from the shocking to the bizarre.

Here are 101 fascinating money facts for you to enjoy.

 General Money Facts

The study of money is called numismatics.

The first Philadelphia Mint used horses in harness to drive the machinery that produced coins.

The first paper money was made in Chine 1,000 years ago.

The first coins were made about 2,500 years ago.

Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on more currency than any other person.

There are over 170 different currencies in use around the world.

There is more Monopoly money printed every year than actual money.

Only 8% of currency is in physical form.

Money is estimated to be dirtier than a toilet.

Pennies planted in the garden will repel slugs.

The TSA collected $765,759.15 in loose change at airport security checkpoints in 2015.

The average allowance is $65 a month.

Piggy banks originated from the “pygg,” a clay used for making jars that held money.

There is an ATM in Antarctica.

Over half of lottery tickets are bought by 5% of people.

Drug Lord Pablo Escobar had so much money laying around that rats ate approximately $1 billion.

Putting bills in the microwave for about 20 seconds will make them crispy again.

The largest denomination ever printed was in Hungary in 1946, worth 100 quintillion pengoes.

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