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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #9. The first text message ('Merry Christmas') was sent in 1992. It's now estimated that more than 25 billion spam text messages are sent in the United States each year.

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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #8. The first debt ceiling was established in 1917 and set at $11.5 billion, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #7. On January 1, 1791, the U.S. national debt was $75 million. As of 2021, the official debt of the United States government was approximately $28 trillion. To pay this debt would require approximately $85,000 from every person living in the United States, and about $225,000 per taxpayer.

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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #6. Legendary investor Warren Buffett bought a 40-acre farm at age 14 with $1,200 in savings from delivering newspapers.

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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #5. Agricultural giant Cargill, Inc. is tied with Koch Industries as the largest privately held company in the U.S, according to Forbes. {Investing Answers}

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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #4. The Amsterdam stock exchange (now part of the Euronext exchange) first listed shares in 1602. {Investing Answers}

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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #3. Bill Gates told his Harvard University professors that he would be a millionaire by age 30. He became a billionaire at age 31. {Investing Answers}

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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #2. The global bond market is valued at more than $100 trillion {Investing Answers}.

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Making Heads and Tails of Global Bonds

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99 Financial Facts Most Investors Don't Know : #1. The highest-price stock currently sold (early Aug) on the NYSE is Berkshire Hathaway, Class A (NYSE: BRK-A), sells for more than $400,000 per share. {Investing Answers}

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