stackyFACTSDespite some banks still blindly offering them, trying to pay with a traveler's check today will just deeply confuse the cashier and hold up the line. They belong in a museum, not your wallet.
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Every time you check your balance, you are paying homage to Roman mythology. Ancient Rome established its primary mint in the temple of Juno Moneta, a goddess…
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Because abstract concepts always need a physical deity to pray to, the Romans elevated literal pocket change to divine status. They actively worshipped her to…
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What was the original, highly specific purpose of that tiny rectangular pocket inside the front pocket of blue jeans?
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The glorious castles and heroic knights of the middle ages were entirely funded by a brutally efficient system of extracting free crops from trapped peasants.…
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The United States being entirely debt-free was a fleeting historical anomaly that lasted shorter than a Hollywood marriage. In 1835, President Andrew Jackson…
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Swiping your credit card abroad often incurs a flat percentage penalty. The bank does absolutely zero extra work; they just charge you a tax for having the…
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