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Here's How Much It Costs To Make Every Major US Coin
On a Sunday night, right after the Super Bowl, Donald Trump labeled penny production as wasteful and ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop making the coin to cut costs. He said…
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The Businesses Impacted The Most By Daylight Savings Time
The yearly tradition of shifting the clocks forward (and later, back again) by an hour largely passes unnoticed today. It's frequently only spotted after the event has taken…
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How Much Does It Cost The Government To Make A Dollar Bill?
The federal government prints a huge pile of cash every year. The Federal Reserve's Board of Governors reports that the order for 2025 sits somewhere between 4.1 and 5.9 billion…
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The Wackiest Super Bowl 2025 Prop Bets: Will Travis Kelce Propose?
As Super Bowl LIX inches closer, sports bettors in the U.S. are gearing up to spend billions. Christian Cipollini, a trading manager with BetMGM, told USAToday that the 2024…
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These US States Have Never Sold A Winning Lottery Ticket
Nowadays, many states run their own lotteries to boost revenue for meaningful expenditures like infrastructure and education. Then there are the multi-jurisdictional lotteries…
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The Huge Mistake Shaquille O'Neal Made With His First Paycheck As A Professional Athlete
Shaquille O'Neal, otherwise known as Shaq, is arguably one of the most famous athletes of all time. The 7'1" former professional basketball player became widely known during his…
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Donald Trump's Proposed Tariffs Could Change The Way You Eat At Restaurants
The price of wining and dining could get a little more painful if President Donald Trump serves up a course of sky-high tariffs in his second term. Tariffs are import taxes…
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How John Deere Is Exploiting Farmers (And Why It Affects Us All)
The right to repair is a concept as old as ownership itself — if not explicitly stated. For as long as property rights have been in force among the great compact of humankind…
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Repair Monopolies Are The Hidden Money Drain You Need To Be Aware Of
As a consumer, you generally want the best products available at the price point you can afford. For big ticket items, chances are good you put in an extensive amount of research…
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5 Goods We Buy From Canada That Would Be Affected By Trump's Proposed Tariffs
The threat of heightened tariffs against top U.S. trade partners like Canada are looming along with Inauguration Day. Average Americans are suddenly finding themselves forced to…
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Failed McDonald's Menu Items That Cost The Company Millions
McDonald's has long been a fast food giant, captivating millions with both iconic successes and memorable flops. If you can, cast your mind back to the 1970s when the Onion…
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The Big Whopper Mistake That Once Cost Burger King Big Time
Burger King marketing loves to tell customers "you rule!" in advertisements. However, once upon a time, the "Home of the Whopper" became the home of one whopper of a Whopper…