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The U.S. dollar is the most commonly used currency in the world. -
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Early Romans used salt as a form of money. The word “salary” derived from sal, which means “salt” in Latin. -
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There are more than 1.6 million ATMs in the world. -
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The United States officially adopted the dollar as its unit of currency in 1785. -
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Abraham Lincoln was the first American to be pictured on an American coin in 1909. -
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In 1920, credit cards were first used in the United States. -
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There are eagles printed on all U.S. currency bills. -
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Icelanders use debit cards and credit cards more than any other country in the world. -
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Over 170 different currencies are used around the world today. -
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More Monopoly money is printed each year than actual money. -
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The International Space Station is the world’s most expensive object ever built at US $150 billion. -
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Two-thirds of all US $100 bills are held outside the United States. -
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Pablo Escobar had enough cash that rats ate almost $1 billion of his money each year. -
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The average American family carries a credit card debt of $8,000. -
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In 2011, Americans spent around US $61.4 billion on their pets.
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