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46 unusual facts about United States dollar


2010 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby

State Farm donated US $3,000 for every non-"gold ball" home run and $17,000 for each gold ball homer to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

2011 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby

State Farm donates US $3,000 for each non-Money Ball home run for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and US $18,000 (one dollar for each State Farm agent) for Gold Ball homers (which are home runs hit after 9 outs have been recorded) in the first round, increasing after each round.

Abdullah Abu Azzam al-Iraqi

There was a reward of $50,000 offered for information leading to his death or capture; he was killed by the United States Army in a shootout in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

Angkasawan program

The cost of sending Sheikh Muszaphar into space has been estimated at RM 105 million (approximately USD 26 million).

Axel Petersson Döderhultarn

Many of these carvings sold in the local market for ($1.00-$2.00)USD.

Bagnone

On Saturday 22 August 2009, Ugo Verni, a player from Bagnone won an estimated 146.9 million (£128 million / US$211 million) in Italy's SuperEnalotto.

Billy Beer

After Billy Beer ceased production, advertisements appeared in newspapers offering to sell Billy Beer cans for several hundred to several thousands of dollars each, attempting to profit from their perceived rarity.

Bochs

Bochs started as a program with a commercial license, at the price of 25 USD, for use as-is.

Browse LNG

In December 2012, PetroChina agreed to buy BHP Billiton's 8.3% stake in the East Browse and 20% holding in the West Browse joint venture for US$1.63 billion.

Chernozem

The sale of agricultural land has been illegal in Ukraine since 1992; despite this, there is a black market for chernozem soil, sold in trucks, with approximately $900 million in annual sale.

Clos Fourtet

The Lurton family sold Clos Fourtet in 2001, reportedly for the sum of USD 66.8 million.

Cool Million

He had become so successful that he now charged his prospective clients a fee of $1,000,000 fee (hence the title) per case, which enabled him to live a fabulous lifestyle including his own executive jet.

Country Fried Home Videos

The show consists of home videos that people have sent in of things that are humorous and/or amazing with narration by the show's host Bill Engvall, and the winner, chosen by Bill, wins the "Here's Your Sign" award (taken from Bill's trademark "Here's Your Sign" standup comedy routine), as well as one thousand dollars.

Cuban passport

The abolition of the hated requirement led to long lines at passport offices filled with citizens desiring to legally travel abroad; however, the lines were partly attributed to the fact that the cost of obtaining a passport was going to double the next day to the equivalent of 100 United States dollars.

Deadly Perfume

David Morton is a Mossad who begins tracking the movements of several Arabs after he intercepts calls about a trade of two million U.S dollars for an unknown item.

Dee Miles

He was not in the major leagues in 1937 or 1938, but was in the Senators organization when he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics for $30,000 and outfielder Bill Nicholson.

Deep Throats

Brian decides to become a taxicab driver, but soon becomes intent on exposing the corruption of Mayor West to the public after receiving a $400 parking ticket for parking his taxicab on a handicapped zone without permit next to a store where Brian bought some milk for Lois.

Deer gun

One production run of 1,000 Deer guns was made in 1964 as an initial run, with the final cost projected as US$3.95 per gun.

DeSoto Fireflite

The car weighed 4,070 lb (1850 kg) and cost US$3,544.

Edén Pastora

After negotiating a USD $500,000 deal with Somoza and Cardinal Miguel Obando, Pastora, Ortega and other released prisoners left for Cuba, where he claimed to have been a "prisoner" lavished with women and luxury, but not allowed to leave the country until Martín Torrijos, the son of then Panamanian strongman Omar Torrijos and Pastora's personal friend, voiced his concern and went to Cuba to rescue him personally.

Edwards Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

The median income for a household in the township was $44,063, and the median income for a family was $48,125.

Fannysmackin'

In the front lobby of the station, two young men claim to Sofia and Brass that they were the latest fannysmacking victims and had been robbed of $10,000.

Full-body CT scan

Possibly high cost: At a cost of US$600 to $3000, full-body scans are expensive, and are rarely covered by insurance.

Glenn Duffie Shriver

A Chinese woman calling herself "Amanda" praised his paper and paid him US$120.

Hanshin Electric Railway

June 20, 2006: Hankyu Holdings, Inc. completed its purchase of a controlling interest in Hanshin in a transaction valued at about $2.2 billion.

Health issues in American football

The medical costs for catastrophic injuries can be extremely high—a 2011 estimate from the Mational Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center notes that first-year costs of someone who has high tetraplegia, an injury that causes partial or full loss of use in all limbs, is USD $1,044,097, with subsequent years costing $181,328.

Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination

Moreover, according to media reports, some so-called "star tutors" managed to earn more than HK$7 million per annum (~US$900,000), leading some to speculate that the HKEAA's policy had indirectly transferred large amounts of wealth to these cram schools.

Hughes Mining Barge

The vessels were bought by the Bay Ship & Yacht Company of Alameda, California for US$2.5 million in June 2012.

Leo Jansen

Many of the rich and famous (such as Raquel Welch, Willian Holden, Donald Sutherland, Stephanie Powers, and the LA Times Hearst family. ) sought out Jansen for his portraiture skills, Jansen's sitting fee in the 1960 was US$20,000.

Liberation and reconstruction loan

Liberation and reconstruction loan (Arabic:قرض التحرير وإعادة الإعمار) is a $80 billion loan (22 billion K.D) provided by the Kuwait Investment Authority for the Kuwaiti government in Taif in Saudi Arabia during the period of the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in 1990.

Oslo Opera House

Construction started in 2003 and the completed in 2007, ahead of schedule and 300 million NOK (~US$52 million) under its budget of 4.4 billion NOK (~US$760 million).

Passano Foundation

The Passano Foundation, established in 1945, provides an annual award of (USD) $ 100 000 to an research scientist whose work – done in the United States – is thought to have immediate practical benefits.

Philippe Adams

Adams and his backers agreed with Team Lotus to find $500,000 to earn a pay-drive with them for two rounds of the 1994 Formula One season.

Pierre C. Cartier

In a deal concluded in the offices of the McLean family's Washington Post newspaper, Pierre Cartier sold the diamond for US$180,000.

PlayCafe

Some prizes available in the bonus round include raffle tickets to the next week's drawing, Reactee t-shirts, Amazon gift cards, Audible audiobooks, ITunes songs, Wiis, and US$1,000.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation

Krasner left approximately $23 million in cash, securities and art to the foundation.

Rakuten

In 2012, the company's revenues totaled US$4.7 billion with operating profits of about US$770 million.

Real Oviedo

On 17 November 2012 Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world, invested $2.5 million in the club, therefore gaining a controlling stake.

Retire Your Ride

Some automakers say that the federal government is not doing enough with the scrappage program and contrasted it with the American Car Allowance Rebate System, where people who bring in a vehicle less than 25 years old may receive US$3,500 to US$4,500 towards a new vehicle.

Ruby Roman

The first Ruby Roman grapes went on sale in August 2008 for 100,000 Japanese yen (US$910) per 700-gram bunch, or $26 per grape.

Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov

In December 1996, the People's Republic of China bought two Sovremenny class destroyers, and the income from this sale made it possible to pay for the $169 million repairs to the Ustinov.

Shrimp farming

The total global production of farmed shrimp reached more than 1.6 million tonnes in 2003, representing a value of nearly 9 billion U.S. dollars.

Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918

The U.S. Naval Observatory obtained a special grant of $3,500 from Congress for a team to observe the eclipse in Baker City in Oregon.

Tennessee v. Garner

Ten dollars and a purse taken from the burglarized house were found on his body.

The Succubus

The boys go to warn Chef of this, but instead they meet his parents, who tell them about their frequent meetings with the Loch Ness Monster, claiming that the beast is stalking and constantly pestering them for a sum of "about tree fiddy" ($3.50).

West Japan Railway Company

JR West purchased the line in October 1991 at a cost of 974.1 billion JPY (about 7.2 billion USD) in long-term payable debt.


2007 Japanese Grand Prix

The event was afflicted by poor transportation, poor facilities including some reserved seats without a view, lack of organization, and expensive meals that meant a simple lunch-box was sold for 10,000 yen (US$87) at the circuit.

2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season

Ivan Johnson was fined USD 25,000 for making an obscene gesture to a fan after their Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics in the playoffs.

3 Dev Adam

The story takes place in Istanbul, where a violent criminal organization led by Spider-Man ("Spider's Gang") surfaces in the city with counterfeit United States dollars.

500 euro note

It is one of the highest value circulating banknotes in the world, worth around 630 USD, 4,000 CNY, 50,100 JPY, 600 CHF or 400 GBP.

Albert Nipon

Sales of Albert Nipon dresses reached US$60 million in 1984, and Nipon counted among his celebrity clients Rosalynn Carter, Mary Tyler Moore, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Walters.

Antonio Baseotto

Due to a previous agreement with the Vatican, this post implies an official position as Subsecretary of State (with monthly wages of about 4,500 Argentine pesos, about 1,500 USD).

Argentine hemorrhagic fever

A vaccination plan is yet to be outlined, but the budget for 2007 allows for 390,000 doses, at AR$8 each (about US$2.6 or 2 at the time).

Attiya Inayatullah

On July 5, 2002, she gave a compensation cheque for 500,000 rupees (8,200 U.S. dollars) from the Government of Pakistan to gang-rape victim, Mukhtaran Mai.

Cairo Metro

The ticket price is EGP 1.00 for each journey (about GBP 0.10, EUR 0.13, or USD 0.16, average exchange rate for December 2012), regardless of distance.

Deno Andrews

The tournament paid out US$1,000,000 in total prize money, with a prize of $200,000 for the first place finisher, Efren Reyes.

Eddie Timanus

His winnings totaled $69,700 (USD) plus two new cars (Chevrolet Camaros in his case), and he was invited back for the 2000 Tournament of Champions in Atlanta, Georgia, where he reached the semifinals and won $5,000 there.

Emmitt Peters

Peters had to sell his dogs to cover his debts after the races in the 1990s, and was only able to race his final race because two friends donated USD $10,000 each, and he leased a team from Rick Swenson.

Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix

In an auction at Sotheby's New York the work was purchased for US$ 86.3 million by the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, recording the highest price paid for a postwar work of art.

Harry Simeone

On May 22, 2000, Simeone and his wife, by then living on the Upper East Side of New York City, officially established the Harry and Margaret Simeone Music Scholarship at Yale University by bestowing a gift of US$1 million.

Moller M200G Volantor

Discovery Channel's MythBusters reported that more than US$200 million have gone into the development of the Skycar.

Monte Sereno, California

Bonnie and Alan Aerts of Monte Sereno had for years showcased elaborate holiday displays, costing as much as US$150,000, on their front yard.

Nicolae Dobrin

After playing them in a European Cup game and scoring a goal, Santiago Bernabéu, their famous president was so impressed with Dobrin's skills that he wanted to transfer him to the Spanish team for a reported fee of $ 2 million, a huge amount of money for that time.

Nintendo DS Lite

The Nintendo DS Lite was released on June 11, 2006, for US$129.99 in the United States (as of June 2011, $99.99), and CA$149.99 in Canada.

North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2004

Satrom called for North Dakota to introduce a one thousand dollar donation limit, for individuals and political action committees, to avoid any perception of conflict of interest.

One Drop Foundation

The tournament, known as The Big One for One Drop, was held as part of the 2012 WSOP, and had a record buy-in of US$1 million.

Plaza Accord

The Plaza Accord or Plaza Agreement was an agreement between the governments of France, West Germany, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, to depreciate the U.S. dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark by intervening in currency markets.

Roberto Madrazo

Shortly after Gordillo's denunciation, the Mexico City newspaper Reforma published an article that condemned Madrazo as the owner of a luxury penthouse in a prestigious highrise tower in Miami worth eight million pesos ($800,000 U.S. dollars) and three luxury apartments in Mexico City with the alleged value of seven million pesos.

Sand Hill Road

The annual rent in the area around Sand Hill Road peaked at around $144 (USD) per square foot ($1550 per m2) in mid-2000; at the time, this was higher than rates in Manhattan and London's West End.

The Creeping Terror

Although Robert Silliphant is the credited writer, the original story was written by his younger brother, Allan Silliphant, who went on to produce, write and direct the 3-D adult feature film The Stewardesses (1969) (under the name Al Silliman Jr.), the only micro-budget film of the 1960s or 1970s to become the #1 film on the weekly Variety box-office chart (it finally grossed over $140,000,000 in 2011 U.S. dollars).

Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, New Hampshire

Thompson and Meserve's Purchase was sold by Commissioner Willey to Samuel W. Thompson of Conway and George P. Meserve of Jackson, New Hampshire in 1855 for $500 USD.