These items were valuable because everyone agreed they could be exchanged for other things. Over time, as societies grew and traded more, money got more organised, leading to the coins and paper money we use today! More to click... Top 10 Facts About Lightning! Top 10 Facts About Galaxies!
As a result, people would give money to kids to play with, and many people used it as wallpaper. #13. Move to Zimbabwe to be a billionaire overnight. Around the start of the 2000s, Zimbabwe experienced hyperinflation that peaked in 2008. Just how bad was the hyperinflation? At its pea...
While the world teetered on the brink of economic meltdown, I savoured a dosa (South Indian rice pancake) in Penang for the astonishing sum of RM1. This at Batu Ferringhi. I was miffed. This works out to about a billion Zimbabwean dollars (leaving aside the small matter of two million...
Approximately 96% of American school children can identify Ronald McDonald. The only other fictional character that kids recognize more is Santa Claus.[24] In Thailand, kids have the option of eating a pork burger in their happy meals, which actually has a higher calorie count and higher fat ...
Rhodesian Ridgebacks were bred to track and hold lions until the hunters arrived. They were later developed by European settlers in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia) to be versatile hunting dogs capable of tracking and guarding. One of their distinctive features is the ridge of hair along their...