In The Early 20th Century, Some Americans Thought Tipping Was Horrible
When tipping first came to the US, it had lots of opponents, sometimes for opposing reasons.
Scientists Flipped Coins 350,757 Times To See If The Results Were 50/50
Flip a standard coin and you’ve got a 50 percent chance of heads and a 50 percent chance of tails, right? Well, there’s new research out that says… maybe not quite.
The US Almost Had Coins Worth A Tenth Of A Cent
Around this time in 1935, the US government was making a big decision about some small amounts of money: there was a push to create a kind of currency worth a tenth of a cent.
Pennies Were First Used Back When A Penny Was Worth Something, By Golly
Today in 1793, the U.S. Mint issued its first circulating coins, which were one-cent pieces. Here's a little bit about how we got the penny and some of its most memorable designs.
Each Year, London Pays Rent To The Crown For Land That’s… Somewhere
The UK has lots of traditions. Here's another one: once a year, sometime between about now and mid November, the city of London pays rent to the Crown for several pieces of land in what’s called the Ceremony of Quit Rents.
Buy A Box Of Cereal, Get A Square Inch Of Land In The Yukon
It was on this day in 1955 that began a promotional campaign for the ages: where you could buy a box of cereal and find a deed to some land inside each specially marked box.
Planned To Pay Taxes In Nickels
"Planned" meaning someone foiled her attempt to pay taxes in nickels???
Australia’s Biggest Little Spelling Error
Australians have been laughing, cursing, sighing and facepalming over a misspelled word on the newest printing of the Australian $50 dollar note.
Franklin Pierce Dollar
Franklin Pierce Dollar, a photo by bcarlson33 on Flickr. My coworker Stephanie loaned me this piece from the now-scaled-back presidential dollar series.