Money makes the world go ’round. At least that seems to be the motto for most people today. Money makes it possible for people to buy food and clothing, pay for shelter and transportation, and pretty much anything to do with life today involves money in some form. Money has been around in some way or another for a very long time. People used to use stones or seashells to trade, and then coins were introduced as a form of currency. As often as money is used in today’s society, there are still a lot of things that most people do not know about it. This list is a compilation of ten different facts about money and currency that most people are unaware of.
Did you know that each year, more Monopoly money is printed than real money.
Counterfeit money is printed all the time, but most people don’t know that North Korea is the biggest printer of counterfeit U.S. money.