There is an African Union which aims to have a currency union similar to the Euro. One suggested name for this currency union is the “Afro.” 00
Before the fall of the German Wall, East Germany…
Before the fall of the German Wall, East Germany lacked significant resources to manufacture cars. As a result, the Trabant automobile used recycled cotton waste for the body instead of steel.
Americans wasted US$2 billion in 2015…
Americans wasted US$2 billion in 2015 putting premium gasoline into cars that don’t need it.
Mike Merrill has modeled his life after the stock market…
Mike Merrill has modeled his life after the stock market. He’s issued 1,000 “shares” of himself and life decisions are made by his shareholders’ votes. Some of the life decisions his investors have made for him are his hair color, the car he drives, his love interests, and even his diet.
Onions are the only commodity banned from futures…
Onions are the only commodity banned from futures trading in the United States. The Onion Futures Act was passed in 1958 after two traders cornered the onion market in Chicago controlling 98% of all available onions.
In 1923, Germany’s hyperinflation was so high, the exchange…
In 1923, Germany’s hyperinflation was so high, the exchange rate went from 9 marks to 4.2M marks to $1 USD. One German worker, who used a wheelbarrow to cart off billions of marks that were his week’s wages, was robbed by thieves who stole the wheelbarrow but left the piles of cash on the curb.