Business & Money

Fascinating facts about commerce, economics, money, and the business world.

In 1845, the Yarmouth Suspension Bridge Collapse After a Large Crowd Gathered to Watch a Clown in a Bathtub Being Pulled Up the River by Four Geese. Seventy-Nine People Died

In 1845, the Yarmouth Suspension Bridge Collapse After a Large Crowd Gathered to Watch a Clown in a Bathtub Being Pulled Up the River by Four Geese. Seventy-Nine People Died December 30, 2022

Country Time Lemonade Once Offered Free Legal Assistance When Children’s Lemonade Stands Were Being Ticketed by Local Authorities. December 19, 2022
A Harvard Study Found Out That Hiring One Highly Productive Yet Toxic Worker Does More Damage to A Company Than Hiring Several Less Productive but More Cooperative Workers. December 14, 2022
The Brooklyn Bridge was Built with the Help of Pressurized Caissons. Several Workers were Killed or Permanently Injured Because of it. November 13, 2022
Glass is Sometimes Recycled into "Glassphalt" or is Used as a Landfill Covering Over Waste Materials. November 12, 2022
Armie Hammer’s Great Grandfather, Armand Hammer, Tried to Buy the Arm & Hammer Brand Because He was Tired of Being Asked About It. November 2, 2022
Francis Henning Made Up Half a Million Counterfeit Nickels Called Henning Nickels. Several of these were Later Recovered, Melted Down and Made Into Actual Nickels by the US Mint. November 1, 2022
The Razor and Blades Business Model is Used to Describe a Product Sold at a Low Price to Increase Complementary Product Sales. October 24, 2022
School Backpacks were First Used at the University of Washington in 1972. Jansport, a Seattle-Based Company, modified the Existing Backpacks for Day Hikers. October 18, 2022
Pyramid Schemes or Multi-Level Marketing Businesses are Technically Illegal Because of Market Saturation. October 13, 2022
Warren Buffet Did Not Reach His First Billion Until He was in His 50s. His Current Net Worth is Around $100 Billion. October 6, 2022
The Life Expectancy of Reinforced Concrete is About 50 to 100 Years. October 2, 2022
Mohammaed Aisah, a Sailor, was Stranded on a Cargo Ship Near the Suez Canal for Almost 4 Years. The Ship's Owner had Financial Difficulties, and the Captain Left the Vessel. The Courts Decided that the Lone Sailor Aboard be the Legal Guardian of the Ship. October 2, 2022
Quakers Invented the Price Tag. They were Created Because Quakers Viewed Haggling as Immoral Since Different People Paid Different Prices for the Same Item. September 18, 2022
Consumers Lose At Least $3 Billion a Year in Unspent Gift Cards. Starbucks Alone Has Recorded $140 Million Unused Gift Cards. September 16, 2022
London's Black Cab Drivers Refuse Fare Trips to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Tradition July 12, 2022
The Suzuki Samurai Topped the Jeep Wrangler's Altitude Record by 42 Meters July 11, 2022
How Did Virgin Atlantic Address Passengers Stealing Their Salt and Peppers Shakers? June 18, 2022
Why Do Some Buildings Have Their Own Zip Codes? June 18, 2022
What Happened After the Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge? June 18, 2022