MadAbout
Money
EARLY HUMANS USED BLOOD
AND BAT POO AS MONEY
Before the invention of bills, ancient civilizations utilized numerous other commodities as currency. The list includes animals, shells, blood and bat guano (poo).
Imagine sticking that stuff in your wallet.
THE IDEA FOR THE FIRST ATM
WAS CONCEIVED IN A BATHTUB
Inventor John Shepherd-Barron dreamed
the concept for the first ATM while in the
bathtub during the 1960s, and there were
no ATM fees. Now, if only they can install
ATMs in bathtubs.
THERE ARE MORE CREDIT
CARDS THAN PEOPLE IN THE U.S.
If you don’t own a credit card, chances are
you know someone who owns one or more.
175 million Americans have credits cards, with
each person owning an average of five. That
represents over half the current U.S. population. 175 million times five equals way more
credit cards than actual citizens.
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